ΔΙΕΥΤΟΝΟΥΝ, διευτονουν
DIEUTONOUN, dieutonoun
Sounds Like: dee-eh-too-NOON
Translations: they were straining, they were exerting, they were stretching, they were intensifying
From the root: ΔΙΕΥΤΟΝΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the act of straining, exerting oneself, or stretching something to its limit. It can also imply intensifying an effort or a condition. It is used to convey a sense of strong effort or tension.
Inflection: Third Person Plural, Imperfect Indicative Active
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 12:24
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΕΥΤΟΝΕΩ.
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.
- ΔΙΕΥΤΟΝΕΩ — to stretch out, to strain, to exert oneself, to be strong, to be vigorous
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