ἈΠΟΣΚΗΠΤΕΙ, ἀποσκηπτει
APOSKĒPTEI, aposkēptei
Sounds Like: ah-pos-KEEP-tee
Translations: to fall upon, to descend upon, to rush down, to strike down
From the root: ἈΠΟΣΚΗΠΤΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb describes the action of something falling or descending upon something else, often with force or suddenness. It can imply a forceful impact, a sudden attack, or a rapid descent. It is used to describe things like a storm breaking, a blow landing, or a person rushing down upon an enemy.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, 3rd Person, Singular
Strong’s number: G0645 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 31:9
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΠΟΣΚΗΠΤΩ.
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.
- ἈΠΟΣΚΗΠΤΕΙΝ — to fall upon, to descend upon, to strike, to rush upon
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