ἈΠΟΣΕΙΕΣΘΑΙ, ἀποσειεσθαι
APOSEIESTHAI, aposeiesthai
Sounds Like: ah-po-SAY-es-thai
Translations: to shake off, to cast off, to reject, to throw off
From the root: ἈΠΟΣΕΙΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from ἀπό (apo, meaning 'from' or 'away from') and σείω (seiō, meaning 'to shake'). It means to shake something off, to cast it away, or to reject it. It implies a forceful removal or dismissal, often used in the context of shaking off dust, burdens, or even people.
Inflection: Present, Middle or Passive Voice, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G0660 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 9:18
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΠΟΣΕΙΩ.
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.
- ἈΠΟΣΕΙΟΜΕΝΟΣ — shaking off, casting off, rejecting, throwing off
- ἈΠΟΣΕΙΟΝΤΑΙ — shake off, cast off, reject, throw off
- ἈΠΟΣΕΙΣΑΜΕΝΟΝ — shaking off, having shaken off, casting off, throwing off
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