ἘΚΚΟΛΥΜΒΗΣΑΣ, ἐκκολυμβησας
EKKOLYMBĒSAS, ekkolymbēsas
Sounds Like: ek-ko-lym-BE-sas
Translations: having swum out, having escaped by swimming, to swim out, to escape by swimming
From the root: ΕΚΚΟΛΥΜΒΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb (Participle)
Explanation: This word is an aorist active participle of the verb ἐκκολυμβάω (ekkolymbáō), meaning 'to swim out' or 'to escape by swimming'. It describes an action completed in the past, indicating someone who has successfully swum away from something or escaped by means of swimming. It is a compound word formed from ἐκ (ek), meaning 'out of' or 'from', and κολυμβάω (kolymbáō), meaning 'to swim'.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Participle, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
Strong’s number: G1571 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Acts — 27:42
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