ἈΝΤΕΠΝΕΥΣΕΝ, ἀντεπνευσεν
ANTEPNEUSEN, antepneusen
Sounds Like: an-tep-NEV-sen
Translations: blew against, blew back, resisted
From the root: ΑΝΤΙΠΝΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from ἀντί (anti, meaning 'against' or 'in return') and πνέω (pneō, meaning 'to blow' or 'to breathe'). It describes an action of blowing or breathing in opposition to something, or blowing back. It can also metaphorically mean to resist or oppose something with force, like a wind blowing against an object.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Indicative, Third Person, Singular
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 14:75
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΑΝΤΙΠΝΕΩ, appear in our texts.
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