ἘΦΙΕΤΟ, ἐφιετο
EPHIETO, ephieto
Sounds Like: eh-FEE-eh-toh
Translations: was desiring, was longing for, was reaching for, was aiming at, was striving for
From the root: ἘΦΙΗΜΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is an inflected form of the verb 'ἐφίημι' (ephiēmi), which means 'to send to, to let go, to permit, to desire, to long for, to aim at'. In this specific form, it describes an ongoing action in the past, indicating that someone or something was in the process of desiring, longing for, or striving towards something. It often implies a strong inclination or aspiration.
Inflection: Imperfect, Indicative, Middle or Passive Voice, 3rd Person Singular
Strong’s number: G2107 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 18 — 2:50
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 10:32
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΦΙΗΜΙ.
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.
- ἘΦΕΙΜΕΝΟΥ — of having been sent, of having been let go, of having been permitted, of having been aimed at, of having been desired
- ἘΦΗΚΕΝ — he sent upon, he let go, he allowed, he permitted, he imposed
- ἘΦΙΑΣΙΝ — they send upon, they let go, they permit, they allow, they impose
- ἘΦΙΕΝΑΙ — to send upon, to let go, to permit, to allow, to desire, to long for
- ἘΦΙΕΝΤΟ — they were sending, they were letting go, they were permitting, they were desiring, they were striving
- ἘΦΙΕΝΤΟΣ — desiring, longing, striving, sending forth, letting go, yielding, allowing, aiming at
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