ἈΝΑΦΥΓΑΣ, ἀναφυγας
ANAPHYGAS, anaphygas
Sounds Like: ah-nah-fyoo-GAHS
Translations: flight, escape, a flight, an escape
From the root: ἈΝΑΦΥΓΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of fleeing or escaping from a dangerous or difficult situation. It describes the action of taking flight to find safety or refuge. It is a compound word formed from 'ἀνά' (ana, meaning 'up' or 'back') and 'φυγή' (phygē, meaning 'flight' or 'escape').
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 17:13
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΝΑΦΥΓΗ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΝΑΦΥΓΗΣ — of escape, of flight, of refuge
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