ἈΝΗΚΑΝ, ἀνηκαν
ANĒKAN, anēkan
Sounds Like: ah-NAY-kahn
Translations: they pertained, they were fitting, they were due, they were proper
From the root: ἈΝΗΚΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is the third person plural imperfect active indicative form of the verb ἀνήκω (anēkō). The verb means to pertain to, to be fitting, to be proper, or to be due. It describes something that is appropriate or belongs to a particular person or situation. In this form, it indicates an ongoing or repeated action in the past, meaning 'they were pertaining' or 'they were fitting'.
Inflection: Imperfect, Indicative, Active, 3rd Person, Plural
Strong’s number: G0399 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 15 — 3:55
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΝΗΚΩ.
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.
- ἈΝΗΚΕΙ — belongs, pertains, is proper, is fitting
- ἈΝΗΚΕΙΝ — to belong, to pertain, to be fitting, to be proper, to be suitable
- ἈΝΗΚΟΝ — belonging, pertaining, proper, fitting, suitable, a thing belonging, that which belongs
- ἈΝΗΚΟΝΤΑΣ — unfitting, improper, not belonging, not fitting, indecent, that which is not fitting
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