ἘΠΟΙΗΣΑΤΟΦΙΛΙΑΝ, ἐποιησατοφιλιαν
EPOIĒSATOPHILIAN, epoiēsatophilian
Sounds Like: eh-poy-AY-sah-toh-fee-LEE-ahn
Translations: made friendship, formed a friendship, made a friendship
From the root: ΠΟΙΕΩ, ΦΙΛΙΑ
Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
Explanation: This is a compound phrase acting as a single unit, meaning 'to make friendship' or 'to form a friendship'. It combines the aorist middle voice of the verb 'ποιέω' (poieō), meaning 'to make' or 'to do', with the noun 'φιλία' (philia), meaning 'friendship', in the accusative case. The middle voice of 'ποιέω' here emphasizes that the subject is acting for their own benefit or on their own behalf in making the friendship.
Inflection: Verb: Aorist, Middle Voice, Indicative, 3rd Person Singular; Noun: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s numbers: G4160 (Lookup on BibleHub), G5373 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 2:8
From the same root
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