ΕΚΤΗΚΙ, εκτηκι
EKTĒKI, ektēki
Sounds Like: ek-TEE-kee
Translations: to melt away, to waste away, to pine away, to consume, to cause to waste away
From the root: ΕΚΤΗΚΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the process of something melting, wasting away, or being consumed, often due to a negative influence or condition. It can refer to physical decay or the wasting away of a person's body or spirit. The form 'ΕΚΤΗΚΙ' appears to be a variant or misspelling of 'ΕΚΤΗΚΕΙ', which is the third person singular present active indicative form of the verb.
Inflection: Third Person, Singular, Present, Active, Indicative
Strong’s number: G1638 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Sirach — 18:18
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΚΤΗΚΩ.
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.
- ἘΚΤΗΚΟΥΣΑΝ — wasting away, melting away, pining away
- ἘΞΕΤΗΚΟΜΗΝ — I was consumed, I was wasted away, I was pining away, I was melting away
- ἘΞΕΤΗΞΑΣ — you melted away, you consumed, you wasted away
- ΕΚΤΗΚΕΙ — wastes away, melts away, consumes, dissolves
- ΕΞΕΤΗΚΟΜΗΝ — I melted away, I wasted away, I pined away, I was consumed, I was dissolved
- ΕΞΕΤΗΞΑ — I melted, I wasted away, I consumed, I dissolved, I perished
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