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Name of God’s Son

ἘΚΗΡΥΣΣΟΝ, ἐκηρυσσον

EKĒRYSSON, ekērysson

Sounds Like: eh-KEE-roos-son

Translations: they were proclaiming, they were preaching, they were announcing

From the root: ΚΗΡΥΣΣΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word is the third person plural imperfect active indicative form of the verb κηρύσσω (kēryssō). It means 'they were proclaiming,' 'they were preaching,' or 'they were announcing.' The imperfect tense indicates an ongoing, repeated, or continuous action in the past. It describes an action that was happening over a period of time, rather than a single completed event.

Inflection: Third Person, Plural, Imperfect, Active, Indicative

Strong’s number: G2784 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Justin Martyr
  • Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 88:8
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

From the same root

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