ἘΝΕΥΡΟΚΟΠΗΣΑΝ, ἐνευροκοπησαν
ENEUROKOPĒSAN, eneurokopēsan
Sounds Like: en-ev-roh-ko-PEH-san
Translations: they cut the sinews, they hamstrung, they disabled
From the root: ΕΝΕΥΡΟΚΟΠΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the prefix 'ἐν-' (in, into), 'νεῦρον' (sinew, nerve), and 'κόπτω' (to cut, strike). It means to cut the sinews or nerves, specifically to hamstring or disable someone by cutting their tendons. It describes an action of severe physical incapacitation.
Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Active, 3rd Person Plural
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Genesis — 49:6
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΝΕΥΡΟΚΟΠΕΩ.
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- ἘΝΕΥΡΟΚΟΠΗΣΕΝ — hamstrung, crippled, disabled
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