ἘΠΙΒΟΛΗΣ, ἐπιβολης
EPIBOLĒS, epibolēs
Sounds Like: eh-pee-bo-LEES
Translations: of a casting, of a laying on, of an attack, of a purpose, of a design, of an attempt, of a plan, of an intention
From the root: ΕΠΙΒΟΛΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of casting or throwing, or the act of laying something upon another. It can also denote an attack or assault. In a more abstract sense, it refers to a purpose, design, plan, or intention. It is used to describe an action or a mental resolve.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1916 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:313
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΒΟΛΗ.
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.
- ἘΠΙΒΟΛΑΙΑ — coverings, veils, wraps, throws
- ἘΠΙΒΟΛΑΙΣ — attack, assault, attempt, design, purpose, laying on, application
- ἘΠΙΒΟΛΑΣ — attacks, assaults, attempts, designs, purposes, plans, onsets
- ἘΠΙΒΟΛΗ — a casting upon, a laying on, a plan, a purpose, an attempt, an assault, an attack, a design, a thought, a sudden thought, a sudden impulse
- ἘΠΙΒΟΛΗΝ — attack, assault, attempt, purpose, design, plan, a plan, a purpose, a design, a thought, a stroke, a blow, a cast, a throw
- ΕΠΙΒΟΛΑΙ — attempts, attacks, plots, designs, purposes, plans, efforts, throws, casts, laying on
- ΕΠΙΒΟΛΗ — a throwing upon, an attack, a purpose, a design, a plan, a sudden thought, an impulse, a stroke, a blow
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