ἘΚΕΙΝΟΣἈΠΟΛΟΙΤΟ, ἐκεινοσἀπολοιτο
EKEINOSAPOLOITO, ekeinosapoloito
Sounds Like: eh-KAY-nos ah-POH-loy-toh
Translations: that one might perish, may that one perish, he might perish, may he perish
From the root: ἘΚΕΙΝΟΣ, ἈΠΟΛΛΥΜΙ
Part of Speech: Pronoun, Verb
Explanation: This appears to be two Koine Greek words run together without a space: 'ἘΚΕΙΝΟΣ' (ekeinos) and 'ἈΠΟΛΟΙΤΟ' (apoloito). 'ἘΚΕΙΝΟΣ' is a demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that one' or 'he/she/it'. 'ἈΠΟΛΟΙΤΟ' is the 3rd person singular aorist optative middle/passive of the verb 'ἀπόλλυμι' (apollymi), meaning 'to destroy', 'to perish', or 'to lose'. When combined, as in 'ἘΚΕΙΝΟΣ ἈΠΟΛΟΙΤΟ', it forms a strong wish or curse, often translated as 'may that one perish' or 'may he perish'. The optative mood expresses a wish or potential action.
Inflection: ἘΚΕΙΝΟΣ: Singular, Nominative, Masculine; ἈΠΟΛΟΙΤΟ: 3rd Person, Singular, Aorist, Optative, Middle or Passive Voice
Strong’s numbers: G1565 (Lookup on BibleHub), G0622 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 4:74
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ἘΚΕΙΝΟΣ, ἈΠΟΛΛΥΜΙ, appear in our texts.
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