ΔΕΞΙΟΥΜΕΝΗ, δεξιουμενη
DEXIOUMENĒ, dexioumenē
Sounds Like: deh-xee-OO-meh-nee
Translations: receiving, welcoming, greeting, shaking hands with
From the root: ΔΕΞΙΟΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word is a participle derived from the verb 'to welcome' or 'to greet'. It describes an action of extending a welcome, often by offering the right hand (dexios means 'right'). It is used to indicate someone who is in the act of welcoming or greeting another person.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Feminine, Singular, Nominative
Strong’s number: G1188 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 16:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΕΞΙΟΟΜΑΙ.
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.
- ΔΕΞΙΟΟΜΑΙ — to greet, to welcome, to shake hands, to give the right hand, to receive
- ΔΕΞΙΟΥΜΕΝΟΣ — receiving, welcoming, greeting, shaking hands with, giving the right hand to
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