ἘΦΗΣΘΗΣΑΝ, ἐφησθησαν
EPHĒSTHĒSAN, ephēsthēsan
Sounds Like: eh-FES-thee-san
Translations: they were pleased, they delighted, they rejoiced
From the root: ἨΔΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a verb in the aorist passive indicative, third person plural. It describes an action completed in the past where the subjects were the recipients of pleasure or delight. It indicates that 'they' were pleased or found delight in something.
Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Passive, Third Person, Plural
Strong’s number: G2237 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 4 — 3:53
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