ΑΙΝΙΣΣΕΤΑΙ, αινισσεται
AINISSETAI, ainissetai
Sounds Like: ai-NIS-se-tai
Translations: he speaks in riddles, he speaks obscurely, he hints, he alludes
From the root: ΑΙΝΙΣΣΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning 'to speak in riddles,' 'to speak obscurely,' 'to hint,' or 'to allude.' It describes the act of communicating in a way that is not direct or clear, often requiring interpretation to understand the full meaning. It can be used when someone is intentionally vague or when their message has a deeper, hidden significance.
Inflection: Third Person Singular, Present Tense, Indicative Mood, Middle Voice
Strong’s number: G0135 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΙΝΙΣΣΟΜΑΙ.
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.
- ΑἸΝΙΣΣΕΤΑΙ — he hints, he alludes, he speaks in riddles, he implies
- ΑΙΝΙΤΤΕΤΑΙ — he hints, he speaks in riddles, he alludes, he implies
- ΑΙΝΙΤΤΗ — he hints, he alludes, he speaks in riddles
- ΑΙΝΙΤΤΟΜΕΝΟΣ — speaking in riddles, hinting, alluding, hinting at, speaking obscurely
- ἨΝΙΞΑΤΟ — he hinted, he spoke in riddles, he alluded, he intimated
- ΗΝΙΞΑΝΤΟ — they hinted, they spoke in riddles, they alluded
- ΗΝΙΞΑΤΟ — he hinted, he spoke in riddles, he spoke obscurely, he spoke enigmatically
- ΗΝΙΣΣΕΤΟ — he was hinting, he was speaking in riddles, he was alluding, he was suggesting
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