ἘΠΙΣΠΩΝΤΑΙ, ἐπισπωνται
EPISPŌNTAI, epispōntai
Sounds Like: ep-is-POHN-tai
Translations: they draw upon, they bring upon themselves, they attract, they contract
From the root: ΕΠΙΣΠΑΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from 'ἐπί' (upon, to) and 'σπάω' (to draw). It means to draw upon oneself, to bring upon oneself, or to attract. It is often used in the middle voice to describe an action that the subject performs upon themselves or for their own benefit/detriment, such as drawing a disease or a consequence upon oneself. In the provided context, it refers to people bringing weakness upon their flesh due to excessive eating.
Inflection: Present, Indicative, Middle Voice, Third Person, Plural
Strong’s number: G1961 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΣΠΑΟΜΑΙ.
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.
- ἘΠΕΣΠΑΣΑΝΤΟ — they drew upon themselves, they brought upon themselves, they pulled, they dragged
- ΕΠΙΣΠΑΣΑΜΕΝΟΙ — having drawn, having pulled, having contracted, having drawn over, having pulled over
- ΕΠΙΣΠΩΜΕΝΟΙ — drawing over, drawing on, pulling over, pulling on, having drawn over, having pulled on
- ΕΠΙΣΠΩΜΕΝΟΣ — drawing over, pulling over, drawing on, pulling on, drawing back, pulling back, contracting, retracting, becoming uncircumcised
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