ΔΙΑΒΙΒΡΩΣΚΩ, διαβιβρωσκω
DIABIBRŌSKŌ, diabibrōskō
Sounds Like: dee-ah-bee-BROS-koh
Translations: to eat through, to consume, to devour, to corrode
From the root: ΔΙΑΒΙΒΡΩΣΚΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition διά (dia), meaning 'through' or 'apart', and the verb βιβρώσκω (bibrosko), meaning 'to eat'. Therefore, it literally means 'to eat through' or 'to consume completely'. It describes an action of eating or consuming that penetrates or destroys something, often implying a destructive or corrosive process. It can be used to describe something being eaten away or worn down.
Inflection: Present Active Indicative, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G1268 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΑΒΙΒΡΩΣΚΩ.
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- ΔΙΑΒΕΒΡΩΜΕΝΑ — eaten through, consumed, corroded, worn away, devoured
- ΔΙΑΒΙΒΡΩΣΚΕΣΘΑΙ — to be eaten through, to be consumed, to be devoured
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