ἘΠΕΛΑΥΝΟΥΣΙΝ, ἐπελαυνουσιν
EPELAUNOUSIN, epelaunousin
Sounds Like: eh-peh-LAU-noo-sin
Translations: they drive on, they ride against, they advance, they attack
From the root: ΕΠΕΛΑΥΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition ἐπί (epi, meaning 'upon' or 'against') and the verb ἐλαύνω (elaunō, meaning 'to drive' or 'to ride'). It describes the action of driving or riding forward, often with the implication of advancing upon or attacking something or someone. It can be used to describe cavalry advancing or a general movement forward.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, 3rd Person, Plural
Strong’s number: G1909 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 18 — 9:322
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΕΛΑΥΝΩ.
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.
- ἘΠΕΛΑΥΝΩΝ — driving on, riding against, advancing, attacking
- ΕΠΕΛΑΥΝΩ — drive on, ride on, advance, press forward
- ΕΠΕΛΑΥΝΩΝ — driving on, riding on, advancing, attacking, pressing forward, sailing on
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