ἘΔΟΡΥΦΟΡΟΥΝ, ἐδορυφορουν
EDORYPHOROUN, edoryphoroun
Sounds Like: eh-doh-roo-foh-ROON
Translations: they were guarding, they were escorting, they were attending, they were bodyguards
From the root: ΔΟΡΥΦΟΡΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the imperfect active indicative, third person plural form of the verb 'δορυφορέω' (doryphoreo). It is a compound word formed from 'δόρυ' (dory), meaning 'spear', and 'φέρω' (phero), meaning 'to carry'. Therefore, it literally means 'to carry a spear' or 'to be a spear-bearer'. In practice, it refers to serving as a bodyguard, escort, or attendant, often implying a military or protective role. It describes an ongoing action in the past, indicating that a group of people were continuously performing this duty.
Inflection: Imperfect, Active, Indicative, 3rd Person Plural
Strong’s number: G1391 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 21:12
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
- ἘΔΟΡΥΦΟΡΕΙ — he was guarding, he was escorting, he was attending, he was acting as a bodyguard
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