ἈΠΟΠΑΡΘΕΝΩΣΑΙ, ἀποπαρθενωσαι
APOPARTHENŌSAI, apoparthenōsai
Sounds Like: ah-po-par-theh-NO-sai
Translations: to deflower, to violate, to deprive of virginity
From the root: ΑΠΟΠΑΡΘΕΝΟΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the prefix ἀπο- (apo-, meaning 'from' or 'away from') and παρθενόω (parthenoo, meaning 'to make a virgin' or 'to keep virgin'). Therefore, ἀποπαρθενόω means to take away virginity, or to deflower. It describes the act of violating a virgin. This word is extremely rare in ancient Greek literature.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Sirach — 20:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΠΟΠΑΡΘΕΝΟΩ.
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.
- ΑΠΟΠΑΡΘΕΝΩΣΑΙ — to deflower, to violate, to deprive of virginity
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