ἘΦΑΣΑΝἘΠΙ, ἐφασανἐπι
EPHASANEPI, ephasanepi
Sounds Like: eh-PHA-san-EH-pee
Translations: they said upon, they said over, they said against, they said to
From the root: ΦΗΜΙ, ΕΠΙ
Part of Speech: Verb, Preposition
Explanation: This is a compound word formed by the verb 'ἘΦΑΣΑΝ' (ephasan), meaning 'they said' or 'they spoke', and the preposition 'ἘΠΙ' (epi), which means 'upon', 'over', 'against', or 'to', depending on the case of the noun it governs. The combined meaning indicates that 'they said' something 'upon' or 'to' a particular person, place, or situation, or 'against' someone. It describes an action of speaking directed towards something or someone.
Inflection: ἘΦΑΣΑΝ: Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural. ἘΠΙ: Does not inflect (preposition).
Strong’s numbers: G5346 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1909 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Six — 2:41
From the same root
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