ΔΙΑΝΘΙΖΩ, διανθιζω
DIANTHIZŌ, dianthizō
Sounds Like: dee-an-THEE-zoh
Translations: to adorn, to decorate, to make beautiful, to make flowery
From the root: ΔΙΑΝΘΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition ΔΙΑ (DIA), meaning 'through' or 'thoroughly', and the verb ΑΝΘΙΖΩ (ANTHIZO), meaning 'to bloom' or 'to flower'. It literally means 'to make to bloom thoroughly' or 'to make flowery'. In practice, it is used to describe the act of adorning, decorating, or beautifying something, often with flowers or in a flowery manner. It implies a thorough and elaborate embellishment.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G1264 (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, ΔΙΑΝΘΙΖΩ.
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- ΔΙΑΝΘΙΣΑΣ — having adorned, having embellished, having decorated
- ΔΙΗΝΘΙΣΜΕΝΗ — adorned with flowers, decorated, embellished, a decorated one, an adorned one
- ΔΙΗΝΘΙΣΜΕΝΟΝ — adorned with flowers, flowery, embellished, decorated, a flowery thing, an embellished thing
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