ΔΙΕΤΟΡΕΥΣΑΝ, διετορευσαν
DIETOREUSAN, dietoreusan
Sounds Like: dee-eh-toh-REH-oo-san
Translations: they engraved, they chased, they embossed, they carved
From the root: ΤΟΡΕΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a verb meaning 'to engrave', 'to chase', 'to emboss', or 'to carve'. It is a compound word formed from the prefix 'διε-' (dia-), meaning 'through' or 'thoroughly', and the verb 'τορεύω' (toreuō), meaning 'to bore' or 'to engrave'. The prefix intensifies the action, suggesting a thorough or intricate engraving. It describes the action of decorating a surface, often metal, with intricate designs.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd Person Plural
Strong’s number: G5177 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:79
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΤΟΡΕΥΩ.
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.
- ἘΤΕΤΟΡΕΥΤΟ — was engraved, was carved, was sculpted, was embossed
- ΤΕΤΟΡΕΥΜΕΝΟΙ — engraved, carved, sculpted, chiseled, embossed, wrought
- ΤΕΤΟΡΕΥΜΕΝΟΙΣ — (to) engraved, (to) carved, (to) sculptured, (to) embossed
- ΤΕΤΟΡΕΥΜΕΝΟΝ — carved, engraved, embossed, sculptured, wrought
- ΤΟΡΕΥΤΑΙ — carved, engraved, embossed, chased
- ΤΟΡΕΥΤΗ — engraved, chased, wrought, hammered out, an engraved (thing)
- ΤΟΡΕΥΤΩΝ — of engraved things, of carved things, of chased things, of engravers, of carvers, of chasers
- ΤΟΡΕΥΩ — to engrave, to carve, to fashion, to emboss
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