ἈΛΗΘΕΙΑΣἘΠΙΔΡΑΞΑΙΝΤΟ, ἀληθειασἐπιδραξαιντο
ALĒTHEIASEPIDRAXAINTO, alētheiasepidraxainto
Sounds Like: Ah-lay-THEY-ahs-eh-pi-DRAX-ain-toh
Translations: they might grasp the truth, they might lay hold of the truth, they might seize the truth
From the root: ἈΛΗΘΕΙΑ, ἘΠΙΔΡΑΤΤΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from the genitive singular of the noun 'ἀλήθεια' (alētheia), meaning 'truth', and the aorist optative third person plural of the verb 'ἐπιδράσσομαι' (epidrassomai), meaning 'to grasp', 'to lay hold of', or 'to seize'. The combined meaning suggests the action of grasping or seizing the truth. The optative mood indicates a wish, possibility, or potential action.
Inflection: Aorist, Optative, Third Person, Plural, Middle Voice
Strong’s numbers: G225 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1947 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 6:14
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ἈΛΗΘΕΙΑ, ἘΠΙΔΡΑΤΤΟΜΑΙ, appear in our texts.
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