ΕΞΕΠΤΗΣΑΝ, εξεπτησαν
EXEPTĒSAN, exeptēsan
Sounds Like: ex-EP-tee-san
Translations: they flew away, they fled, they escaped
From the root: ΕΚΠΕΤΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the third person plural, aorist active indicative form of the verb 'εκπετομαι' (ekpetomai), meaning 'to fly out' or 'to fly away'. It is often used metaphorically to describe a sudden departure, escape, or disappearance, like something that takes flight and vanishes quickly. It implies a swift and decisive action of leaving.
Inflection: Third Person, Plural, Aorist, Active, Indicative
Strong’s number: G1601 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Sirach — 43:14
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΚΠΕΤΟΜΑΙ.
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.
- ἘΞΕΠΤΗΣΑΝ — they flew out, they flew away
- ΕΞΙΠΤΑΣΘΑΙ — to fly out, to fly away, to escape by flying
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