ἘΦΙΠΤΑΜΕΝΩΝ, ἐφιπταμενων
EPHIPTAMENŌN, ephiptamenōn
Sounds Like: ef-ip-TA-me-non
Translations: of flying upon, of flying over, of swooping down upon, of rushing upon
From the root: ΕΦΙΠΤΑΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a participle derived from the verb 'ephiptamai', meaning 'to fly upon' or 'to swoop down upon'. It describes an action of moving quickly and directly towards something, often from above, like a bird swooping. It can also imply a sudden attack or a rapid approach.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Participle, Genitive, Plural, All genders
Strong’s number: G2183 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 10:185
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΦΙΠΤΑΜΑΙ.
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.
- ἘΦΙΠΤΑΜΑΙ — to fall upon, to fly upon, to rush upon, to attack
- ἘΦΙΠΤΑΤΑΙ — flies upon, hovers over, swoops down upon, flies to
- ΕΦΙΠΤΑΜΑΙ — to fly upon, to fall upon, to rush upon, to attack
- ΕΦΙΠΤΑΤΑΙ — flies upon, hovers over, alights upon, settles upon
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