ἘΠΕΣΦΑΛΛΟΝ, ἐπεσφαλλον
EPESPHALLON, epesphallon
Sounds Like: eh-peh-SFAH-lon
Translations: they were causing to fall, they were making to stumble, they were causing to fail, they were misleading
From the root: ΕΠΙΣΦΑΛΛΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the prefix ἐπι- (epi-, meaning 'upon' or 'in addition to') and the verb σφάλλω (sphallō, meaning 'to cause to fall' or 'to make to stumble'). In its imperfect tense, it describes an ongoing or repeated action in the past. It means to cause someone or something to fall, stumble, fail, or be misled. It can also imply causing someone to err or be deceived.
Inflection: Imperfect, Active, Indicative, 3rd Person Plural
Strong’s number: G4940 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 7:146
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