ΔΙΕΠΕΙΡΕ, διεπειρε
DIEPEIRE, diepeire
Sounds Like: dee-eh-PEY-reh
Translations: pierced, tested, tried, probed, examined
From the root: ΔΙΑΠΕΙΡΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is an inflected form of the verb 'διαπείρω' (diaperō), meaning 'to pierce through' or 'to test thoroughly'. It describes an action of penetrating or examining something deeply, often with the intent to prove or ascertain. It can be used in contexts of physical penetration or metaphorical testing of character or resolve.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Indicative, Third Person Singular
Strong’s number: G1271 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 5 — 5:208
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΑΠΕΙΡΩ.
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.
- ΔΙΑΠΕΙΡΕΤΑΙ — is pierced through, is transfixed, is shot through
- ΔΙΕΠΕΙΡΕΝ — pierced, he pierced, it pierced
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