ΑΝΕΚΡΟΥΟΝΤΟ, ανεκρουοντο
ANEKROUONTO, anekrouonto
Sounds Like: ah-neh-KROO-ohn-toh
Translations: they were pushing back, they were putting back, they were driving back, they were backing water, they were rowing backwards
From the root: ΑΝΑΚΡΟΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes an action of pushing or driving something back, often implying a forceful or deliberate movement. In a nautical context, it specifically refers to the act of backing water or rowing backwards, which is done to slow down a ship, stop it, or move it astern. It is the imperfect tense, indicating a continuous or repeated action in the past.
Inflection: Third Person, Plural, Imperfect, Indicative, Middle/Passive Voice
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, ΑΝΑΚΡΟΥΩ.
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.
- ἈΝΑΚΡΟΥΟΜΕΝΟΝ — putting to sea, weighing anchor, retreating, striking back, pushing back
- ἈΝΑΚΡΟΥΟΜΕΝΩ — playing, striking, sounding, of one playing, of one striking, of one sounding
- ἈΝΑΚΡΟΥΟΜΕΝΩΝ — of those playing, of those striking up, of those sounding, of those pushing back
- ἈΝΕΚΡΟΥΕΤΟ — was striking up, was playing, was beating back, was repelling
- ΑΝΑΚΡΟΥΟΜΕΝΟΣ — being pushed back, being driven back, being repelled, being forced back, being struck back
- ΑΝΑΚΡΟΥΟΜΕΝΩ — of striking back, of pushing back, of repelling, of driving back, of playing (music), of striking up (a tune)
- ΑΝΑΚΡΟΥΟΜΕΝΩΝ — of striking back, of pushing back, of repelling, of playing (a musical instrument), of sounding (a trumpet), of striking up (a tune)
- ΑΝΑΚΡΟΥΩ — to push back, to put back, to strike up (a tune), to play (an instrument)
- ΑΝΕΚΡΟΥΕΤΟ — was driven back, was repulsed, was beaten back, was pushed back
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