ἘΠΙΠΟΝΕΙΝ, ἐπιπονειν
EPIPONEIN, epiponein
Sounds Like: eh-pee-po-NEH-in
Translations: toil, labor, exert oneself, suffer hardship, be in pain
From the root: ΕΠΙΠΟΝΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word means to labor intensely, to exert oneself with great effort, or to suffer hardship. It is a compound word formed from the preposition 'ἐπί' (upon, over) and the verb 'πονέω' (to toil, to work, to suffer). It describes a state of strenuous effort or enduring difficulty, often implying pain or weariness.
Inflection: Infinitive, Present, Active
Strong’s number: G1903 (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, ΕΠΙΠΟΝΕΩ.
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.
- ἘΠΙΠΟΝΟΥΝΤΕΣ — toil, labor, work hard, suffer hardship, be distressed
- ΕΠΙΠΟΝΕΙΝ — to toil, to labor, to exert oneself, to suffer hardship, to be in pain
- ΕΠΙΠΟΝΕΩ — toil, labor, suffer hardship, exert oneself, work hard
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