2001 Translation

ANABOLĒN, anabolēn

Sounds Like: ah-nah-boh-LEN

Translations: delay, a delay, postponement, a postponement

From the root: ΑΝΑΒΟΛΗ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a delay or postponement of an action or event. It is often used in contexts where a decision or process is put off until a later time. It is a compound word formed from the preposition 'ανα' (ANA), meaning 'up' or 'back', and the verb 'βαλλω' (BALLO), meaning 'to throw' or 'to cast', suggesting a 'throwing back' or 'putting off'.

Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G306 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• 2 Esdras — 15:13
• Acts of the Apostles — 25:17

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΝΑΒΟΛΗ.

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.

• ἈΝΑΒΟΛΗΝ — delay, a delay, postponement, a postponement, putting off, a putting off, cloak, a cloak, mantle, a mantle
• ΑΝΑΒΟΛΗ — delay, postponement, putting off, a delay, a postponement, a putting off, cloak, mantle, covering

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