ΑΠΟΛΕΠΙΖΩ, απολεπιζω
APOLEPIZŌ, apolepizō
Sounds Like: ah-po-leh-PI-zoh
Translations: to scale off, to peel off, to remove scales
From the root: ΑΠΟΛΕΠΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to remove scales or to peel something off. It is a compound word formed from the preposition 'απο' (APO), meaning 'from' or 'away from', and 'λεπίζω' (LEPIZO), meaning 'to scale' or 'to peel'. It describes the action of detaching or stripping away an outer layer, like scales from a fish or skin from a fruit. It implies a complete removal of the outer covering.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person, Singular
Strong’s number: G0001 (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, ΑΠΟΛΕΠΙΖΩ.
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.
- ἈΠΕΛΕΠΙΣΕΝ — peeled off, stripped off, flayed
- ἈΠΟΛΕΠΙΣΕΙ — will scale off, will peel off, will remove scales
- ΑΠΕΛΕΠΙΣΕΝ — he stripped off, he peeled off, he flayed
- ΑΠΟΛΕΠΙΣΕΙ — he will peel off, he will strip off, he will scale off
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