ἘΝΕΣΚΗΨΕΝ, ἐνεσκηψεν
ENESKĒPSEN, eneskēpsen
Sounds Like: en-ES-keep-sen
Translations: fell upon, struck, broke out, burst forth, attacked
From the root: ΕΝΣΚΗΠΤΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition 'ἐν' (in, on) and the verb 'σκήπτω' (to lean, to fall). It describes an action that falls or bursts upon something or someone, often with force or suddenness. It can refer to a plague or disaster striking a population, or an attack being launched. It implies a sudden and impactful occurrence.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd Person, Singular
Strong’s number: G1758 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 9 — 14:289
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 9:61
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΝΣΚΗΠΤΩ.
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.
- ἘΝΣΚΗΠΤΕΙ — to strike, to fall upon, to rush upon, to attack, to befall, to happen
- ἘΝΣΚΗΨΑΙ — to fall upon, to rush upon, to strike, to attack, to inflict
- ΕΝΣΚΗΠΤΕΙ — to fall upon, to rush upon, to strike, to attack, to come upon
- ΕΝΣΚΗΠΤΩ — to fall upon, to rush upon, to attack, to strike
- ΕΝΣΚΗΨΑΙ — to fall upon, to rush upon, to strike, to attack, to come upon
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