ΔΙΑΠΝΕΥΣΗ, διαπνευση
DIAPNEUSĒ, diapneusē
Sounds Like: dee-ahp-NEF-see
Translations: breathing, a breathing, respiration, a pause, a rest
From the root: ΔΙΑΠΝΕΩ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of breathing or respiration. It can also denote a pause or a moment of rest, implying a cessation of activity, much like taking a breath. It is derived from the verb 'διαπνέω' which means 'to breathe through' or 'to breathe out'.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΑΠΝΕΩ.
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.
- ΔΙΑΠΝΕΥΣΟΝ — blow through, breathe through, blow, breathe
- ΔΙΑΠΝΕΩ — to breathe through, to recover breath, to recover, to cool down
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