ΕΛΕΙΞΑΝ, ελειξαν
ELEIXAN, eleixan
Sounds Like: eh-LEEKH-san
Translations: they licked, they devoured
From the root: ΛΕΙΧΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the 3rd person plural, aorist active indicative form of the verb 'λείχω' (leicho), meaning 'to lick' or 'to lap up'. It describes an action completed in the past by a group of subjects. It can refer to literally licking something, or metaphorically to consuming or devouring something completely.
Inflection: 3rd Person Plural, Aorist, Active, Indicative
Strong’s number: G3001 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
None found.
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΛΕΙΧΩ.
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.
This concordance database is in beta
That means it's an unfinished preview of what we're building and is still being refined and corrected. It was initially generated from Google Gemini 2.5. It will be edited and corrected over time, with additional information added as we go.
It is your responsibility to double-check anything important.
Please report any errors or important missing information.