ΑΜΑΥΡΟΙ, αμαυροι
AMAUROI, amauroi
Sounds Like: ah-mah-ROH-ee
Translations: darkens, dims, obscures, makes dim, makes obscure, makes dark, makes blind
From the root: ΑΜΑΥΡΟΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word means to make something dark, dim, or obscure. It can refer to literally darkening something, or figuratively to making something unclear, unintelligible, or causing it to fade from memory or perception. It is often used to describe the effect of something that diminishes or spoils the clarity or beauty of another thing.
Inflection: Present, Indicative, Active, Third Person Singular
Strong’s number: G0262 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΜΑΥΡΟΩ.
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.
- ἈΜΑΥΡΌΩ — to darken, to dim, to obscure, to make dim, to make dark
- ΑΜΑΥΡΟΩ — to darken, to dim, to obscure, to make dim, to make dark
- ἨΜΑΥΡΩΜΕΝΟΥ — having been dimmed, having been obscured, having been darkened, having been made dim, having been made obscure, having been made dark
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