ΕἸΚΟΤΩΣἘΠΕΣΤΡΑΦΘΑΙ, εἰκοτωσἐπεστραφθαι
EIKOTŌSEPESTRAPHTHAI, eikotōsepestraphthai
Sounds Like: ee-koh-TOS-ep-es-TRAF-thai
Translations: reasonably to have been turned, rightly to have been returned, justly to have been converted
From the root: ΕΙΚΟΤΩΣ, ΕΠΙΣΤΡΕΦΩ
Part of Speech: Adverb, Verb
Explanation: This is a compound expression formed by the adverb Εἰκότως (eikotōs), meaning 'reasonably' or 'justly', and the perfect infinitive passive of the verb ἐπιστρέφω (epistrephō), meaning 'to turn', 'to return', or 'to convert'. The combined phrase therefore means 'to have been reasonably/justly turned/returned/converted'. It describes an action that has been completed and whose outcome is considered appropriate or logical.
Inflection: Adverb (does not inflect), Perfect Infinitive Passive (for the verb part)
Strong’s numbers: G1506 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1994 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 6:11
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΕΙΚΟΤΩΣ, ΕΠΙΣΤΡΕΦΩ, appear in our texts.
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