ἘΚΠΡΑΣΣΕΣΘΑΙ, ἐκπρασσεσθαι
EKPRASSESTHAI, ekprassesthai
Sounds Like: ek-PRAS-ses-thai
Translations: to exact, to demand payment, to collect, to recover by force
From the root: ΕΚΠΡΑΣΣΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from 'ἐκ' (out of, from) and 'πράσσω' (to do, to accomplish, to exact). It means to demand or exact something, especially payment or a penalty, often with the implication of force or authority. It can also mean to collect or recover something that is due.
Inflection: Present, Middle or Passive Voice, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G1621 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 18 — 9:342
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΚΠΡΑΣΣΩ.
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.
- ἘΚΠΡΑΣΣΟΜΕΝΟΥ — being exacted, being demanded, being recovered, being collected, being punished
- ΕΚΠΡΑΣΣΩ — exact, extort, demand, collect, recover
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