ἘΞΩΤΡΥΝΟΝ, ἐξωτρυνον
EXŌTRYNON, exōtrynon
Sounds Like: eks-OH-troo-non
Translations: they were urging on, they were inciting, they were encouraging
From the root: ΕΞΟΤΡΥΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the action of urging someone on, inciting them, or encouraging them to do something. It implies a strong push or motivation given to another person or group. It is typically used in a context where someone is being prompted to action.
Inflection: Imperfect Active Indicative, 3rd Person Plural
Strong’s number: G1853 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 4 — 6:155
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΞΟΤΡΥΝΩ.
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.
- ἘΞΟΤΡΥΝΕΙΝ — to urge on, to incite, to encourage, to stir up
- ΕΞΟΤΡΥΝΩ — to incite, to urge on, to stir up, to encourage
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