ΕΙΡΓΝΥΣΙΝ, ειργνυσιν
EIRGNYSIN, eirgnysin
Sounds Like: eer-GNOO-sin
Translations: they shut in, they imprison, they confine, they restrain
From the root: ΕΙΡΓΝΥΜΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the third person plural present active indicative form of the verb 'εἴργνυμι' (eirgnymi), meaning 'to shut in,' 'to imprison,' 'to confine,' or 'to restrain.' It describes an action where a group of people (they) are actively performing the act of confining or restraining someone or something. It is used to indicate the present action of enclosing or holding back.
Inflection: Third Person, Plural, Present, Active, Indicative
Strong’s number: G1402 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 13:10
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΙΡΓΝΥΜΙ.
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- ΕΙΡΓΝΥΜΙ — to shut in, to confine, to enclose, to restrain, to hinder
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