ἘΦΕΥΡΕΙΝ, ἐφευρειν
EPHEUREIN, epheurein
Sounds Like: ef-yoo-REIN
Translations: to invent, to discover, to find out, to devise
From the root: ΕΦΕΥΡΙΣΚΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is the aorist active infinitive form of the verb 'eph-eu-ris-kō'. It means to invent, discover, or find out something, often implying a new or clever finding. It can also mean to devise or contrive. It is used to express the action of finding or inventing in a general sense, without specifying a subject or tense.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G2182 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:126
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΦΕΥΡΙΣΚΩ.
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- ἘΦΕΥΡΗΜΕΝΑ — invented, discovered, contrived, devised, found out
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