ΔΕΚΑΘΕΡΠΥΣΑΝΤΕΣ, δεκαθερπυσαντες
DEKATHERPYSANTES, dekatherpysantes
Sounds Like: DEH-kah-THER-pyoo-san-tes
Translations: creeping ten, ten-creeping, ten-crawling
From the root: ΔΕΚΑ, ΕΡΠΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word appears to be a compound participle, likely a misspelling or a very rare form of *δεκαέρποντες* (dekaerpontes), meaning 'ten-creeping' or 'ten-crawling'. It would describe something that moves by creeping or crawling, specifically with ten parts or in a manner associated with the number ten. Given the context, it might refer to something that has ten legs or moves in a ten-fold manner. It is a compound of 'δέκα' (deka, meaning ten) and a form of 'ἕρπω' (herpō, meaning to creep or crawl).
Inflection: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, Aorist Active Participle
Unknown: Yes
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 3:12
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΔΕΚΑ, ΕΡΠΩ, appear in our texts.
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