ΑΥ̓ΤΩΝἘΚΑΡΑΔΟΚΟΥΝ, αὐτωνἐκαραδοκουν
AUTŌNEKARADOKOUN, autōnekaradokoun
Sounds Like: OW-tone eh-kah-rah-DOH-koon
Translations: of them, their, they were eagerly awaiting, they were looking out for, they were expecting
From the root: ΑΥ̓ΤΟΣ, ἘΚΚΑΡΑΔΟΚΕΩ
Part of Speech: Pronoun, Verb
Explanation: This is a compound word formed by the genitive plural pronoun ΑΥ̓ΤΩΝ (autōn), meaning 'of them' or 'their', and the imperfect active indicative verb ἘΚΑΡΑΔΟΚΟΥΝ (ekaradokoun), meaning 'they were eagerly awaiting' or 'they were looking out for'. The combined phrase indicates that 'they' (referring to a previously mentioned group) were eagerly awaiting or looking out for something related to 'them' (another group or themselves). The pronoun clarifies whose arrival or action was being awaited.
Inflection: ΑΥ̓ΤΩΝ: Genitive, Plural, All genders; ἘΚΑΡΑΔΟΚΟΥΝ: Imperfect, Indicative, Active, Third Person, Plural
Strong’s numbers: G0846 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1551 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 5:1
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΑΥ̓ΤΟΣ, ἘΚΚΑΡΑΔΟΚΕΩ, appear in our texts.
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