ΕΛΑΚΗΣΕΝ, ελακησεν
ELAKĒSEN, elakēsen
Sounds Like: eh-LAK-eh-sen
Translations: he burst, it burst, he broke forth, it broke forth, he made a loud noise, it made a loud noise
From the root: ΛΑΚΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the third person singular aorist active indicative form of the verb ΛΑΚΕΩ (LAKEO). It describes an action that occurred in the past, specifically a sudden bursting, breaking forth, or making a loud, sharp noise. It can refer to something splitting open, or a sound suddenly erupting.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd Person Singular
Strong’s number: G2985 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Acts of the Apostles — 1:18
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΛΑΚΕΩ.
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.
- ἘΛΑΚΗΣΕΝ — burst, burst open, burst asunder, burst apart, burst in two
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