ἈΠΕΙΚΑΖΟΝ, ἀπεικαζον
APEIKAZON, apeikazon
Sounds Like: ah-peh-KAH-zon
Translations: they were likening, they were comparing, they were copying, they were representing
From the root: ἈΠΕΙΚΑΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning 'to liken', 'to compare', 'to copy', or 'to represent'. It is often used to describe the act of making something similar to something else, or creating a representation of it. It is a compound word formed from the preposition ἀπό (apo, 'from, away from') and εἰκάζω (eikazō, 'to liken, to conjecture').
Inflection: Imperfect Indicative, Active Voice, Third Person, Plural
Strong’s number: G0520 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 4:44
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΠΕΙΚΑΖΩ.
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- ἈΠΕΙΚΑΣΕΝ — he likened, he compared, he represented, he portrayed
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