ἘΦΙΕΜΕΝΟΥΣ, ἐφιεμενους
EPHIEMENOUS, ephiemenous
Sounds Like: eh-fee-eh-MEH-noos
Translations: desiring, longing for, striving after, those desiring, those longing for
From the root: ἘΦΙΕΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word is a participle derived from the verb 'ephiemai', meaning to desire, long for, or strive after something. As a participle, it functions like an adjective or adverb, describing someone who is in the act of desiring or pursuing something. It is often used to indicate a strong inclination or ambition towards a goal.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Masculine, Accusative, Plural
Strong’s number: G2107 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Six — 1:36
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΦΙΕΜΑΙ.
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.
- ἘΦΙΕΣΘΑΙ — to long for, to desire, to crave, to aim at, to aspire to
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