ἘΚΙΣΣΩΝ, ἐκισσων
EKISSŌN, ekissōn
Sounds Like: eh-KISS-sohn
Translations: they were clinging, they were embracing, they were kissing
From the root: ΚΙΣΣΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the action of clinging, embracing, or kissing, often with a sense of closeness or attachment, similar to how ivy clings to a surface. It is used here in the imperfect tense, indicating an ongoing or repeated action in the past.
Inflection: Third Person Plural, Imperfect Indicative, Active Voice
Instances
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 58:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΙΣΣΑΩ.
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.
- ἘΚΙΣΣΗΣΕΝ — conceived, became pregnant, longed for, craved
- ΕΚΙΣΣΗΣΕΝ — they craved, they longed, they yearned, they desired
- ΚΙΣΣΗΣ — to conceive, to become pregnant, to be pregnant, to be with child
- ΚΙΣΣΗΣΑΙ — to conceive, to become pregnant, to be in heat, to be in rut
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