ΒΥΣΑΝΤΕΣ, βυσαντες
BYSANTES, bysantes
Sounds Like: BOO-san-tes
Translations: stopping up, blocking, closing, having stopped up, those who stopped up
From the root: ΒΥΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is the masculine nominative plural aorist active participle of the verb 'βύω'. It means 'to stop up', 'to block', or 'to close'. As a participle, it describes an action that has been completed, often functioning like an adjective or adverb, indicating 'having stopped up' or 'those who stopped up'. It is used to describe the action of physically blocking or closing something, such as ears.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Participle, Masculine, Nominative, Plural
Strong’s number: G1037 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Ephesians — 9:1
From the same root
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