ΔΙΑΒΙΒΡΩΣΚΕΣΘΑΙ, διαβιβρωσκεσθαι
DIABIBRŌSKESTHAI, diabibrōskesthai
Sounds Like: dee-ah-bee-BROH-skes-thai
Translations: to be eaten through, to be consumed, to be devoured
From the root: ΔΙΑΒΙΒΡΩΣΚΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb in the present passive infinitive form. It means 'to be eaten through' or 'to be consumed completely'. The prefix 'δια-' (dia) indicates thoroughness or completion, while the root 'βιβρώσκω' (bibrosko) means 'to eat'. Thus, the word describes an action where something is thoroughly eaten or consumed.
Inflection: Infinitive, Present, Passive
Strong’s number: G1278 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 130:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΑΒΙΒΡΩΣΚΩ.
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.
- ΔΙΑΒΕΒΡΩΜΕΝΑ — eaten through, consumed, corroded, worn away, devoured
- ΔΙΑΒΙΒΡΩΣΚΩ — to eat through, to consume, to devour, to corrode
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