ΔΥΠΤΑΝΤΟΣ, δυπταντος
DYPTANTOS, dyptantos
Sounds Like: DYP-tan-tos
Translations: diving, having dived, plunging, having plunged, sinking, having sunk
From the root: ΔΥΠΤΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a participle, meaning 'diving' or 'plunging'. It describes an action that is happening or has happened, often functioning like an adjective to modify a noun or pronoun. It can be used to describe something that is sinking or going down into something, like a bird diving into the air or a ship sinking into the water. The word is not found in standard Koine Greek lexicons like Thayer's or Liddell-Scott-Jones, suggesting it might be a rare or specialized term, or possibly a variant spelling. It is likely related to the concept of 'diving' or 'plunging'.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine or Neuter, Aorist, Active, Participle
Unknown: Yes
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Wisdom — 5:11
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΔΥΠΤΩ, appear in our texts.
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