ἘΠΙΣΧΥΣΑΝ, ἐπισχυσαν
EPISCHYSAN, epischysan
Sounds Like: ep-is-KHOO-san
Translations: they strengthened, they prevailed, they became strong, they gained strength
From the root: ΕΠΙΣΧΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a verb meaning 'to strengthen,' 'to prevail,' or 'to gain strength.' It is a compound word formed from the preposition 'ἐπί' (epi), meaning 'upon' or 'in addition to,' and the verb 'ἰσχύω' (ischyō), meaning 'to be strong' or 'to have power.' It describes the action of becoming stronger or prevailing over something, often in a context of overcoming opposition or gaining an advantage.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd Person, Plural
Strong’s number: G1902 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 1 Maccabees — 6:6
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΣΧΥΩ.
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.
- ἘΠΕΙΣΧΥΘΕΙΣΗΣ — of having been strengthened, of having been empowered, of having been reinforced
- ἘΠΙΣΧΥΟΝ — they were more urgent, they insisted, they were more violent, they were more powerful
- ἘΠΙΣΧΥΩΝ — strengthening, supporting, helping, assisting
- ΕΠΙΣΧΥΘΕΙΣ — having been strengthened, having been made strong, having been empowered
- ΕΠΙΣΧΥΟΝ — to be stronger, to prevail, to be able, to be very strong
- ΕΠΙΣΧΥΩΝ — strengthening, empowering, making strong, becoming stronger, prevailing
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