ΕΔΙΛΙΑΣΑΝ, εδιλιασαν
EDILIASAN, ediliasan
Sounds Like: eh-di-li-A-san
Translations: they hesitated, they doubted, they wavered
From the root: ΔΙΛΙΑΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the third person plural, aorist active indicative form of a verb meaning 'to hesitate' or 'to doubt'. It describes an action completed in the past by a group of people, indicating that they were uncertain or wavering in their decision or belief. The verb itself is not commonly found in classical or Koine Greek texts, suggesting it might be a rare or specialized term, or potentially a variant spelling of a more common word.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd Person Plural
Unknown: Yes
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΛΙΑΖΩ.
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.
- ΔΙΛΙΑΖΩ — to hesitate, to waver, to be in doubt, to be double-minded
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