ΒΑΣΚΑΙΝΩ, βασκαινω
BASKAINŌ, baskainō
Sounds Like: bas-KAI-noh
Translations: to bewitch, to envy, to cast an evil eye upon, to fascinate
From the root: ΒΑΣΚΑΙΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to bewitch or to cast an evil eye upon someone, often implying a sense of envy or jealousy that leads to harm. It can also mean to fascinate or charm, but typically with a negative connotation of influencing someone for ill. It describes the act of looking at someone with malicious intent, causing them misfortune or harm, often out of envy. It is used to describe a malevolent influence.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person Singular; or Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G0940 (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, ΒΑΣΚΑΙΝΩ.
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.
- ΒΑΣΚΑΙΝΟΝΤΑΣ — bewitching, envying, casting an evil eye upon
- ΒΑΣΚΑΙΝΟΝΤΕΣ — bewitching, enchanting, casting an evil eye upon, envying, slandering
- ΒΑΣΚΑΙΝΟΝΤΟΣ — envying, bewitching, casting an evil eye, slandering
- ΒΑΣΚΑΙΝΟΝΤΩΝ — bewitching, envying, casting an evil eye, slandering
- ΒΑΣΚΑΙΝΟΥΣΙ — they bewitch, they envy, they cast an evil eye upon, they fascinate
- ΒΑΣΚΑΙΝΩΝ — bewitching, envying, casting an evil eye, begrudging
- ΒΑΣΚΑΝΕΙ — bewitches, casts an evil eye upon, envies
- ΒΑΣΚΑΝΩΝ — of bewitching, of envying, of maligning, of slandering
- ἘΒΑΣΚΑΝΑΤΕ — bewitched, cast an evil eye upon, envied
- ἘΒΑΣΚΑΝΕΝ — bewitched, cast an evil eye upon, enchanted
- ΕΒΑΣΚΑΝΕΝ — bewitched, cast an evil eye upon, envied, fascinated
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