ἈΠΕΣΑΛΕΥΟΝ, ἀπεσαλευον
APESALEUON, apesaleuon
Sounds Like: ah-peh-sah-LEH-oo-on
Translations: they were tossed, they were shaken, they were wavering
From the root: ἈΠΟΣΑΛΕΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes being tossed about, shaken, or made to waver, often in a figurative sense referring to a state of uncertainty, fear, or instability. It implies a movement back and forth, like a ship in a storm, or a person's mind being unsettled. It is a compound word formed from ἀπό (apo, 'from, away from') and σαλεύω (saleuō, 'to shake, to cause to waver').
Inflection: Imperfect Indicative, Active, 3rd Person Plural
Strong’s number: G0646 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 3:26
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΠΟΣΑΛΕΥΩ.
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- ἈΠΟΣΑΛΕΥΕΙΝ — to cause to shake off, to cause to be shaken off, to cause to be moved, to cause to be dislodged
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