ἘΠΕΧΟΝΤΩΝ, ἐπεχοντων
EPECHONTŌN, epechontōn
Sounds Like: eh-PEH-khon-TON
Translations: of those holding forth, of those paying attention, of those attending to, of those applying themselves, of those continuing
From the root: ἘΠΕΧΩ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word is a present active participle, genitive plural, from the verb 'ἐπέχω'. It describes an action of 'holding forth', 'paying attention', 'attending to', 'applying oneself', or 'continuing'. As a participle, it functions like an adjective modifying a noun, while also retaining verbal qualities such as tense and voice. In the genitive plural, it indicates possession or relationship, often translated as 'of those who are holding forth' or 'of those who are paying attention'.
Inflection: Present, Active, Participle, Genitive, Plural, Masculine or Neuter
Strong’s number: G2192 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΠΕΧΩ.
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.
- ἘΠΕΧΕ — hold, hold back, pay attention, apply oneself, continue, occupy, restrain, stop, delay, hold out, offer, direct, give heed
- ἘΠΕΧΩ — hold fast, hold forth, pay attention, give heed, apply oneself, stop, delay, restrain, occupy, continue
- ἘΠΕΧΩΝ — holding, holding forth, paying attention, attending, applying, continuing, stopping, restraining, holding back, observing
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