ἘΔΟΡΥΦΟΡΕΙ, ἐδορυφορει
EDORYPHOREI, edoryphorei
Sounds Like: eh-doh-roo-foh-REH-ee
Translations: he was guarding, he was escorting, he was attending, he was acting as a bodyguard
From the root: ΔΟΡΥΦΟΡΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is an inflected form of the verb 'δορυφορέω' (doryphoreō), meaning 'to act as a spear-bearer', 'to guard', 'to escort', or 'to attend as a bodyguard'. It is a compound word derived from 'δόρυ' (dory), meaning 'spear', and 'φέρω' (pherō), meaning 'to bear' or 'to carry'. In ancient contexts, spear-bearers were often bodyguards or members of a retinue, hence the extended meaning of guarding or escorting. It describes an ongoing or repeated action in the past.
Inflection: Imperfect Active Indicative, 3rd Person Singular
Strong’s number: G1391 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 17 — 2:29
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.
- ΔΟΡΥΦΟΡΕΩ — to bear a spear, to be a bodyguard, to attend as a bodyguard, to be in attendance
- 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
- ἘΔΟΡΥΦΟΡΟΥΝ — they were guarding, they were escorting, they were attending, they were bodyguards
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