ΑΠΕΣΤΑΤΟΥΝ, απεστατουν
APESTATOUN, apestatoun
Sounds Like: ah-pes-tah-TOON
Translations: they were revolting, they were rebelling, they were deserting, they were falling away
From the root: ΑΠΟΣΤΑΤΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the imperfect active indicative, third person plural form of the verb ἀποστατέω (apostateo). It describes an ongoing or repeated action in the past, meaning 'they were revolting,' 'they were rebelling,' 'they were deserting,' or 'they were falling away.' It implies a separation or defection from a previous allegiance, authority, or belief.
Inflection: Imperfect, Indicative, Active, Third Person, Plural
Strong’s number: G0646 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Maccabees — 11:14
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΠΟΣΤΑΤΕΩ.
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.
- ἈΠΟΣΤΑΤΕΩ — to apostatize, to revolt, to desert, to fall away, to withdraw, to stand away from
- ΑΠΟΣΤΑΤΕΩ — to apostatize, to revolt, to fall away, to withdraw, to desert
- ΑΠΟΣΤΑΤΟΥΝΤΑΣ — apostates, those who apostatize, those who revolt, those who stand away, those who withdraw, those who desert
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