ἘΚΟΛΑΨΕΝ, ἐκολαψεν
EKOLAPSEN, ekolapsen
Sounds Like: eh-KO-lap-sen
Translations: engraved, carved, chiseled, he engraved, he carved, he chiseled
From the root: ΚΟΛΑΠΤΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word means 'to engrave', 'to carve', or 'to chisel'. It refers to the act of cutting or incising a design or text into a hard surface, such as stone or metal. In the provided context, it describes the action of engraving writing onto a stele or pillar.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd Person, Singular
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 3 Maccabees — 2:27
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΟΛΑΠΤΩ.
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.
- ΚΕΚΟΛΑΜΜΕΝΑ — engraved, carved, sculptured, hewn
- ΚΕΚΟΛΑΜΜΕΝΗ — engraved, carved, inscribed
- ΚΟΛΑΠΤΩ — to peck, to strike, to bite, to sting
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