ἘΝΥΚΤΕΡΕΥΣΑΝ, ἐνυκτερευσαν
ENYKTEREUSAN, enyktereusan
Sounds Like: en-yook-ter-EH-oo-san
Translations: they spent the night, they lodged for the night, they passed the night
From the root: ΝΥΚΤΕΡΕΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning 'to spend the night' or 'to lodge for the night'. It describes the action of remaining in a place throughout the night, often implying a temporary stay or encampment. It is typically used to describe people or groups staying overnight in a particular location.
Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Active, 3rd Person Plural
Strong’s number: G1853 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 14:30
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΝΥΚΤΕΡΕΥΩ.
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.
- ΔΙΕΝΥΚΤΕΡΕΥΕΝ — he spent the night, he passed the night, he lodged for the night
- ΝΥΚΤΕΡΕΥΩ — to spend the night, to pass the night, to stay all night
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