ἘΠΙΓΑΜΒΡΕΥΣΑΙ, ἐπιγαμβρευσαι
EPIGAMBREUSAI, epigambreusai
Sounds Like: eh-pee-gam-BREV-sai
Translations: to become a son-in-law, to marry into a family, to marry a daughter
From the root: ΕΠΙΓΑΜΒΡΕΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word means to become a son-in-law or to marry into a family, specifically by marrying a daughter. It is often used in the context of forming an alliance or relationship through marriage. The word is a compound of 'ἐπί' (upon, in addition) and 'γαμβρεύω' (to be a son-in-law).
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G1957 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΓΑΜΒΡΕΥΩ.
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.
- ἘΠΕΓΑΜΒΡΕΥΣΑΤΟ — married into the family, became a son-in-law, formed a marriage alliance
- ἘΠΙΓΑΜΒΡΕΥΣΑΤΕ — marry, take as son-in-law, become son-in-law to
- ἘΠΙΓΑΜΒΡΕΥΣΕΙ — marry, take as a wife, perform the duty of a brother-in-law
- ἘΠΙΓΑΜΒΡΕΥΣΩ — I will become a son-in-law, I will marry into the family, I will become related by marriage
- ΕΠΕΓΑΜΒΡΕΥΣΑΤΟ — he married, he married the brother's wife, he took as a brother-in-law
- ΕΠΙΓΑΜΒΡΕΥΣΑΙ — to marry a brother's widow, to perform the duty of a levirate marriage, to take a brother's wife, to marry a sister-in-law
- ΕΠΙΓΑΜΒΡΕΥΣΙ — marry, take as a son-in-law, marry a brother's widow
- ΕΠΙΓΑΜΒΡΕΥΣΩ — I will marry, I will marry a brother's widow, I will marry a sister-in-law
- ΕΠΙΓΑΜΒΡΕΥΩ — to marry a brother's widow, to marry a sister-in-law, to perform the duty of a levirate marriage
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