ἈΝΤΙΠΕΡΙΕΣΠΑΣΑΝ, ἀντιπεριεσπασαν
ANTIPERIESPASAN, antiperiespasan
Sounds Like: an-tee-peh-ree-es-PAH-san
Translations: they were distracted, they were drawn away, they were pulled in different directions, they were diverted
From the root: ΑΝΤΙΠΕΡΙΣΠΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb, formed from ἀντί (anti, 'against, in return'), περί (peri, 'around, about'), and σπάω (spaō, 'to draw, pull'). It means to be drawn away in different directions, to be distracted, or to be diverted. It implies a pulling or drawing action that causes one to turn away from a primary focus or path, often due to opposing forces or multiple demands. In this form, it describes an action completed in the past by a group of people.
Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Active, 3rd Person Plural
Strong’s number: G0493 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 6 — 13:281
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΝΤΙΠΕΡΙΣΠΑΩ.
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- ΑΝΤΙΠΕΡΙΣΠΑΩ — to draw around in a circle, to draw away, to distract, to divert
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