ἈΝΑΒΑΝΤΑΣΔΙΑΦΘΕΙΡΟΥΣΙΝ, ἀναβαντασδιαφθειρουσιν
ANABANTASDIAPHTHEIROUSIN, anabantasdiaphtheirousin
Sounds Like: ah-nah-BAN-tas-dee-ah-fthay-ROO-sin
Translations: they destroy those who went up, they corrupt those who ascended, they ruin those who came up
From the root: ΑΝΑΒΑΙΝΩ, ΔΙΑΦΘΕΙΡΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound word formed by combining the participle 'ἈΝΑΒΑΝΤΑΣ' (anabantas) meaning 'those who went up' or 'having ascended', and the verb 'ΔΙΑΦΘΕΙΡΟΥΣΙΝ' (diaphtheirousin) meaning 'they destroy' or 'they corrupt'. Together, the compound word means 'they destroy those who went up' or 'they corrupt those who ascended'. It describes an action of destruction or corruption directed towards a group of people who have ascended or gone up.
Inflection: Third Person Plural, Present Active Indicative (for διαφθείρουσιν); Aorist Active Participle, Accusative Plural, Masculine (for ἀναβάντας)
Strong’s numbers: G0305 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1311 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Six — 4:7
From the same root
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