ΔΟΡΥΦΟΡΕΩ, δορυφορεω
DORYPHOREŌ, doryphoreō
Sounds Like: dor-yoo-for-EH-oh
Translations: to bear a spear, to be a bodyguard, to attend as a bodyguard, to be in attendance
From the root: ΔΟΡΥΦΟΡΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb meaning 'to bear a spear' or 'to act as a bodyguard'. It describes the action of carrying a spear, often in the context of guarding or attending someone important. It implies being part of an escort or retinue, serving as a protector or attendant.
Inflection: Does not inflect (this is the infinitive/lexical form)
Strong’s number: G1391 (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, ΔΟΡΥΦΟΡΕΩ.
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.
- ΔΟΡΥΦΟΡΟΥΝΤΑΣ — guarding, escorting, attending, serving as a bodyguard
- ΔΟΡΥΦΟΡΟΥΝΤΩΝ — of bodyguards, of attendants, of spear-bearers, of guards
- ΔΟΡΥΦΟΡΟΥΣΙ — they attend, they guard, they act as bodyguards, they escort
- ἘΔΟΡΥΦΟΡΕΙ — he was guarding, he was escorting, he was attending, he was acting as a bodyguard
- ἘΔΟΡΥΦΟΡΟΥΝ — they were guarding, they were escorting, they were attending, they were bodyguards
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