ἈΝΑΛΙΧΜΗΣΕΣΘΑΙ, ἀναλιχμησεσθαι
ANALICHMĒSESTHAI, analichmēsesthai
Sounds Like: ah-nah-likh-MAY-ses-thai
Translations: to lick up, to devour, to consume
From the root: ἈΝΑΛΙΧΜΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the action of licking something up completely, often implying consumption or destruction. It can be used literally for animals licking up food or water, or metaphorically for something being completely consumed or destroyed, as if licked clean. It is a compound word formed from ἀνά (ana, 'up, completely') and λιχμάω (lichmao, 'to lick').
Inflection: Future, Middle/Passive, Infinitive
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 8 — 15:407
From the same root
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