ἈΤΙΜΩ, ἀτιμω
ATIMŌ, atimō
Sounds Like: ah-tee-MOH
Translations: I dishonor, I punish, I avenge, I take vengeance
From the root: ΤΙΜΩΡΈΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is an inflected form of the verb 'τιμωρέω' (timōreō), meaning 'to punish' or 'to take vengeance'. The prefix 'ἀ-' (a-privative) typically negates the meaning, but in this specific form, it's part of the root verb 'τιμωρέω' which itself means to punish or avenge. The form 'ἀτιμῶ' is likely a first person singular present active indicative, meaning 'I punish' or 'I avenge'. It can also mean 'I dishonor' or 'I treat with contempt'. The context is crucial for determining the precise meaning.
Inflection: First Person, Singular, Present, Active, Indicative
Strong’s number: G5097 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 121:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΤΙΜΩΡΈΩ.
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.
- ἘΤΙΜΩΡΗΣΑΜΗΝ — I avenged, I punished, I took vengeance, I exacted punishment
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