ἘΚΤΡΩΓΩΝ, ἐκτρωγων
EKTRŌGŌN, ektrōgōn
Sounds Like: ek-TROH-gohn
Translations: gnawing, devouring, eating out
From the root: ΕΚΤΡΩΓΩ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word is a compound verb, formed from the preposition ἐκ (ek), meaning 'out of' or 'from,' and τρώγω (trōgō), meaning 'to gnaw' or 'to chew.' As a participle, it describes someone or something that is actively gnawing, devouring, or eating out, often implying a destructive or thorough consumption. It can be used to describe an action that is ongoing.
Inflection: Present, Active, Participle, Nominative, Masculine, Singular
Strong’s number: G1698 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Micah — 7:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΚΤΡΩΓΩ.
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.
- ΕΚΤΡΩΓΩ — eat, chew, gnaw, consume
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