ΒΡΕΦΩΝΛΕΛΥΜΕΝΩΝ, βρεφωνλελυμενων
BREPHŌNLELYMENŌN, brephōnlelymenōn
Sounds Like: BREH-fon-leh-LYOO-meh-non
Translations: of loosed infants, of unbound babies, of freed children, of dissolved infants
From the root: ΒΡΕΦΟΣ, ΛΥΩ
Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'βρέφος' (brephos), meaning 'infant' or 'baby', and 'λελυμένων' (lelymenon), which is the perfect passive participle of 'λύω' (lyo), meaning 'to loose', 'to set free', 'to untie', or 'to destroy'. The combined word means 'of loosed infants' or 'of unbound babies'. It describes infants or young children who have been set free, untied, or perhaps even dissolved or destroyed, depending on the context. It is used to describe a state or condition of infants.
Inflection: Genitive, Plural, Masculine or Neuter (from both parts)
Strong’s numbers: G1025 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3089 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 12:23
From the same root
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