ἘΝΣΚΗΨΑΝΤΑ, ἐνσκηψαντα
ENSKĒPSANTA, enskēpsanta
Sounds Like: en-SKEP-san-tah
Translations: having fallen upon, having rushed upon, having struck, having burst upon
From the root: ἘΝΣΚΗΠΤΩ
Part of Speech: Verb (Participle)
Explanation: This word is an aorist active participle derived from the verb 'ἐνσκήπτω', meaning 'to fall upon', 'to rush upon', or 'to strike'. As a participle, it describes an action that has already occurred, functioning like an adjective or adverb to modify a noun or verb in the sentence. It is often used to describe something that suddenly or forcefully impacts or descends upon something else, such as a storm or an attack. It is a compound word formed from 'ἐν' (in, on) and 'σκήπτω' (to lean, to fall).
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Participle, Accusative, Singular, Masculine
Strong’s number: G1758 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 10 — 7:116
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΝΣΚΗΠΤΩ.
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- ἘΝΣΚΗΨΑΝΤΟΣ — having fallen upon, having struck, having rushed upon, having attacked, having sent
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