2001 Translation

EPILYEI, epilyei

Sounds Like: eh-pi-LOO-ee

Translations: he unties, she unties, it unties, he solves, she solves, it solves, he explains, she explains, it explains, he interprets, she interprets, it interprets

From the root: ἘΠΙΛΥΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word is a verb meaning to untie, loosen, solve, explain, or interpret. It is often used in the context of resolving a difficult problem, explaining a riddle, or interpreting a dream or prophecy. It implies making something clear or understandable.

Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, Third Person Singular

Strong’s number: G1955 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables

• Parable 5 — 4:3

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΠΙΛΥΩ.

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.

• ἘΠΕΛΥΕΝ — he was explaining, he was interpreting, he was solving, he was loosing
• ἘΠΙΛΥΣΗΣ — you explain, you interpret, you solve, you untie
• ἘΠΙΛΥΣΩ — will solve, will explain, will interpret, will loosen, will untie

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