ἘΠΤΕΡΝΙΚΕΝ, ἐπτερνικεν
EPTERNIKEN, epterniken
Sounds Like: ep-ter-NEE-ken
Translations: has tripped up, has supplanted, has taken by the heel, has deceived
From the root: ΠΤΕΡΝΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb in the perfect tense, indicating a completed action with ongoing results. It literally means 'to strike with the heel' or 'to trip up by the heel.' Metaphorically, it means to supplant, deceive, or defraud someone, often by cunning or treachery. It describes an action where one person has gained an advantage over another, often unfairly.
Inflection: Perfect, Active, Indicative, 3rd Person, Singular
Strong’s number: G4417 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Genesis — 27:36
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΤΕΡΝΙΖΩ.
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.
- ἘΠΤΕΡΝΙΣΑΜΕΝ — we have tripped up, we have supplanted, we have defrauded, we have cheated
- ἘΠΤΕΡΝΙΣΕΝ — tripped up, supplanted, ambushed, deceived
- ΕΠΤΕΡΝΙΚΕΝ — has tripped up, has supplanted, has struck with the heel
- ΠΤΕΡΝΙΕΙ — will trip up, will supplant, will defraud, will cheat
- ΠΤΕΡΝΙΖΕΤΑΙ — you trip, you supplant, you deceive, you lie in wait for, you kick at
- ΠΤΕΡΝΙΖΕΤΕ — you defraud, you supplant, you trip up, you cheat
- ΠΤΕΡΝΙΖΩ — to trip up, to supplant, to deceive, to defraud
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