ἘΜΑΚΡΟΤΟΝΗΣΑΝ, ἐμακροτονησαν
EMAKROTONĒSAN, emakrotonēsan
Sounds Like: eh-mah-kroh-toh-NEE-san
Translations: they prolonged, they drew out, they delayed
From the root: ΜΑΚΡΟΤΟΝΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb, formed from 'μακρός' (makros, meaning 'long') and 'τονέω' (toneō, meaning 'to stretch' or 'to strain'). It means to prolong, to draw out, or to delay something. It describes an action where a process or event is extended in duration.
Inflection: 3rd Person Plural, Aorist Indicative, Active Voice
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Maccabees — 8:26
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΑΚΡΟΤΟΝΕΩ.
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.
- ΜΑΚΡΟΤΟΝΕΩ — to speak at length, to prolong a discourse, to be tedious, to draw out, to speak long
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