ΑΜΙΛΛΑΟΜΑΙ, αμιλλαομαι
AMILLAOMAI, amillaomai
Sounds Like: ah-mil-LAH-oh-my
Translations: to contend, to strive, to compete, to emulate
From the root: ΑΜΙΛΛΑΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb describes the act of striving or contending with someone, often in a competitive or emulative sense. It implies an effort to equal or surpass another, whether in skill, virtue, or any other quality. It can be used in contexts of rivalry or friendly competition.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Indicative
Strong’s number: G0264 (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, ΑΜΙΛΛΑΟΜΑΙ.
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.
- ΑΜΙΛΛΗΘΕΙΣ — having contended, having striven, having competed, having vied
- ΑΜΙΛΛΩΜΕΝΟΙ — competing, striving, emulating, contending
- ΑΜΙΛΛΩΜΕΝΟΥΣ — contending, striving, competing, rivaling
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