ἘΝΕΧΕΙΡΟΥΝ, ἐνεχειρουν
ENECHEIROUN, enecheiroun
Sounds Like: en-khei-ROON
Translations: they undertook, they attempted, they put their hands to, they took in hand
From the root: ἘΓΧΕΙΡΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition 'ἐν' (in, on) and the verb 'χειρέω' (to handle, to manage), literally meaning 'to put one's hand in or on something'. It is used to describe the act of undertaking, attempting, or setting about a task or enterprise. It implies an initiation of action, often with effort or determination.
Inflection: Imperfect, Indicative, Active, Third Person, Plural
Strong’s number: G1457 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 10:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΓΧΕΙΡΕΩ.
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.
- ἘΓΧΕΙΡΗΘΕΙΣΙΝ — (to) those who have been undertaken, (to) those who have been attempted, (to) those who have been put their hand to
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