ΑΝΑΠΤΕΡΟΩ, αναπτεροω
ANAPTEROŌ, anapteroō
Sounds Like: ah-nah-pteh-ROH-oh
Translations: to give wings, to make fly, to excite, to rouse, to encourage, to embolden
From the root: ΑΝΑΠΤΕΡΟΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from 'ανα' (ana, meaning 'up' or 'again') and 'πτεροω' (pteroo, meaning 'to furnish with wings' or 'to make winged'). It literally means 'to furnish with wings again' or 'to cause to fly up'. Metaphorically, it is used to describe the act of exciting, rousing, or emboldening someone, as if giving them wings to soar or act with renewed vigor. It implies a strong emotional or mental uplift.
Inflection: Present Active Indicative (1st person singular) or Present Active Infinitive. This is the root form of the verb.
Strong’s number: G0387 (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, ΑΝΑΠΤΕΡΟΩ.
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.
- ἈΝΑΠΤΕΡΩΜΕΝΟΙ — winged, uplifted, encouraged, excited, inspired
- ἈΝΕΠΤΕΡΟΥ — to give wings, to make winged, to excite, to rouse, to encourage, to inspire, to lift up, to become winged, to be excited, to be roused
- ἈΝΕΠΤΕΡΩΣΑΝ — they caused to take wing, they made to fly, they excited, they stirred up, they encouraged, they emboldened
- ἈΝΕΠΤΕΡΩΤΟ — was winged, was elated, was excited, was lifted up
- ΑΝΑΠΤΕΡΟΥΣΙΝ — they give wings, they make light, they excite, they encourage, they stir up
- ΑΝΕΠΤΕΡΟΥ — I cause to fly up, I make to soar, I excite, I rouse, I inflame, I am excited, I am roused, I am inflamed
- ΑΝΕΠΤΕΡΩΜΕΝΗ — having been given wings, having been made to fly, having been excited, having been elated, having been encouraged, having been aroused
- ΑΝΕΠΤΕΡΩΣΑΝ — they caused to fly up, they made to soar, they excited, they encouraged, they inspired
- ΑΝΕΠΤΕΡΩΤΟ — was winged, was given wings, was excited, was elated, was encouraged, was emboldened
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