ἘΓΧΡΙΜΠΤΟΝΤΑΙΤΩ, ἐγχριμπτονταιτω
EGCHRIMPTONTAITŌ, egchrimptontaitō
Sounds Like: eng-KHREEM-pon-tai-TOH
Translations: they are brought near, let them be brought near, they are rubbed against, let them be rubbed against
From the root: ΕΓΧΡΙΜΠΤΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word appears to be a compound form of the verb ἘΓΧΡΙΜΠΤΩ (enchrimpto), which means 'to bring near, to rub against'. The ending '-νται' typically indicates a third-person plural present middle/passive indicative, meaning 'they are brought near' or 'they are rubbed against'. The ending '-τω' typically indicates a third-person singular present imperative, meaning 'let him/her/it be...'. The combination of these two endings ('-νταιτω') is highly unusual and suggests a potential scribal error, a very rare or unique grammatical construction, or a misspelling. If it were a valid form, it might imply a command for a group to be brought near or rubbed against, but this is speculative due to the irregular ending. It is most likely a misspelling or a garbled text.
Inflection: Third-person plural, Present, Middle/Passive, Indicative (with an anomalous or erroneous imperative ending)
Unknown: Yes
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:129
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΓΧΡΙΜΠΤΩ.
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.
- ΕΓΧΡΙΜΠΤΩ — to rub in, to anoint, to smear
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