ἈΦΟΣΙΟΥΜΕΝΟΙ, ἀφοσιουμενοι
APHOSIOUMENOI, aphosioumenoi
Sounds Like: ah-foh-see-OO-meh-noy
Translations: being consecrated, being dedicated, being devoted, being set apart
From the root: ΑΦΟΣΙΟΩ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word is a participle derived from the verb ἀφοσιόω, meaning 'to consecrate' or 'to dedicate'. It describes someone or something that is in the state of being consecrated, dedicated, or set apart for a specific purpose, often a sacred one. It implies a state of being made holy or pure.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Participle, Nominative, Masculine, Plural
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:297
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΦΟΣΙΟΩ.
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.
- ἈΦΩΣΙΩΜΕΝΟΣ — devoted, dedicated, consecrated, set apart
- ΑΦΟΣΙΟΥΜΕΝΟΙ — dedicating, consecrating, setting apart, devoting, being dedicated, being consecrated
- ΑΦΟΣΙΟΥΜΕΝΟΣ — devoting, dedicating, consecrating, setting apart, separating
- ΑΦΩΣΙΩΜΕΝΟΣ — devoted, dedicated, consecrated, set apart
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