ἘΣΤΕΡΞΕ, ἐστερξε
ESTERXE, esterxe
Sounds Like: es-TERX-eh
Translations: loved, cherished, was content with, was fond of
From the root: ΣΤΕΡΓΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes a deep, natural affection or love, often within a family context, or a strong contentment with something. It is used to express a settled, enduring love or fondness. In this form, it indicates that 'he, she, or it' performed the action of loving or cherishing in the past.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Indicative, Third Person Singular
Strong’s number: G4758 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 8 — 10:249
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΤΕΡΓΩ.
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.
- ἘΣΤΕΡΓΕΝ — loved, cherished, was fond of, was content with
- ἘΣΤΕΡΓΕΤΟ — was loved, was cherished, was fond of, was content with
- ἘΣΤΕΡΓΟΜΗΝ — I was loved, I was cherished, I was content with, I was fond of
- ΣΤΕΡΓ — to love, to be fond of, to cherish, to be content with
- ΣΤΕΡΓΕΙ — loves, cherishes, is fond of, is content with
- ΣΤΕΡΓΕΙΝ — to love, to be fond of, to cherish, to be content with
- ΣΤΕΡΓΕΤΑΙ — is loved, is cherished, is fondled, is content, is satisfied
- ΣΤΕΡΓΟ — to love, to be fond of, to be content with, to cherish
- ΣΤΕΡΓΟΙΤΕ — you would love, you would cherish, you would be content with, you would be fond of
- ΣΤΕΡΓΟΜΕΝΗΣ — cherished, loved, esteemed, contented, a cherished one, a loved one
- ΣΤΕΡΓΟΜΕΝΟΝ — being loved, being cherished, being contented, being satisfied, a loved one, a cherished one
- ΣΤΕΡΓΟΝΤΑ — loving, cherishing, being fond of, being content with
- ΣΤΕΡΓΟΝΤΕΣ — loving, cherishing, being fond of, being content with, accepting
- ΣΤΕΡΓΟΥΣΑΣ — loving, cherishing, being fond of
- ΣΤΕΡΓΩ — to love, to be fond of, to be content with, to approve, to cherish, to feel affection for
- ΣΤΕΡΓΩΝ — loving, cherishing, being fond of, being content with, accepting
- ΣΤΕΡΞΟΝ — love dearly!, be content!, be fond of!
- ΣΤΕΡΞΩΣΙΝ — they will love, they may love, they should love
- ΤΗΝΣΤΕΡΓΟΜΕΝΗΝ — the one being loved, the beloved one, the one being cherished, the cherished one
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