ΔΥΣΩΠΗΣΑΙ, δυσωπησαι
DYSŌPĒSAI, dysōpēsai
Sounds Like: doo-soh-PEH-sai
Translations: to put to shame, to shame, to appeal to, to entreat, to implore, to persuade
From the root: ΔΥΣΩΠΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word means to put someone to shame, to make them feel ashamed, or to appeal to someone's sense of shame or respect in order to persuade them. It can also mean to entreat or implore someone, often with the implication of overcoming their resistance through a sense of obligation or respect. In a sentence, it would describe the act of trying to influence someone by appealing to their conscience or honor.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G1493 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Justin Martyr
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΥΣΩΠΕΩ.
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.
- ΔΥΣΩΠ — to put to shame, to shame, to make ashamed, to have respect for, to stand in awe of, to show deference to, to entreat, to implore, to appeal to
- ΔΥΣΩΠΕΙΣΘΑΙ — to be ashamed, to be put to shame, to be abashed, to be confounded
- ΔΥΣΩΠΕΩ — to put to shame, to shame, to make ashamed, to make blush, to show respect for, to have respect for, to stand in awe of, to be awestruck, to be ashamed
- ΔΥΣΩΠΗΣΕΙΝ — to put to shame, to make ashamed, to appeal to, to entreat, to show respect for
- ΔΥΣΩΠΗΣΕΣΘΑΙ — to be ashamed, to show respect, to put to shame, to have regard for, to reverence
- ΔΥΣΩΠΟΥΜΕΝΟΙ — being put to shame, being ashamed, being abashed, being intimidated, being put out of countenance
- ΔΥΣΩΠΟΥΝΤΩΝ — of those shaming, of those putting to shame, of those making ashamed, of those abashing, of those revering, of those showing deference, of those feeling shame
- ΔΥΣΩΠΟΥΣΙΝ — to put to shame, to shame, to make ashamed, to cause to blush, to show respect for, to have regard for, to entreat, to implore
- ΔΥΣΩΠΩΝ — imploring, entreating, shaming, putting to shame, having respect for, showing deference to
- ἘΔΥΣΩΜΕΘΑ — we were put to shame, we were ashamed, we were abashed, we were disgraced
- ἘΔΥΣΩΠΕΙ — he was shaming, he was putting to shame, he was making ashamed, he was embarrassing, he was importuning, he was appealing to, he was entreating
- ἘΞΕΔΥΣΩΠΕΙ — to put to shame, to make ashamed, to make blush, to make respectful, to make reverent, to make humble, to make submissive, to make obedient, to make compliant, to make yield, to make give in
- ἘΞΕΔΥΣΩΠΗΣΕΝ — he/she/it put to shame, he/she/it made ashamed, he/she/it caused to blush, he/she/it awed, he/she/it reverenced, he/she/it respected
- ΕΞΕΔΥΣΩΠΗΣΕΝ — to put to shame, to make ashamed, to cause to blush, to make respectful, to show respect, to have respect for, to be ashamed, to be put to shame
- ΩΣΔΥΣΩΠΗΣΩΝ — about to put to shame, about to make ashamed, about to cause to blush, about to make to feel reverence, about to make to feel awe
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