ΕΠΕΝΥΣΣΟΝΤΟ, επενυσσοντο
EPENYSSONTO, epenyssonto
Sounds Like: eh-peh-NOOS-son-toh
Translations: they were pricking, they were piercing, they were goading, they were stinging
From the root: ΝΥΣΣΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes an action of pricking, piercing, or goading, often with a sharp object or a sting. It implies a continuous or repeated action in the past. It is a compound word formed from the prefix 'epi-' (upon, at, to) and the verb 'nysso' (to prick, to pierce). The prefix 'epi-' intensifies the action or indicates direction towards something.
Inflection: Third Person Plural, Imperfect Indicative, Middle Voice
Strong’s number: G3572 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΝΥΣΣΩ.
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.
- ἘΝΥΞΕΝ — pierced, pricked, struck, spurred, goaded
- ΕΝΥΞΕΝ — pierced, stabbed, pricked, struck
- ΝΥΓ — to pierce, to prick, to sting, to strike, to smite
- ΝΥΓΜΕΝΗ — pricked, pierced, stung, wounded, smitten, distressed, deeply moved, convicted
- ΝΥΓΜΕΝΟΣ — pierced, pricked, struck, smitten, wounded, stung, deeply moved, convicted
- ΝΥΣΣΟΜΕΝΟΙ — being pricked, being pierced, being stung, being goaded, being wounded, being smitten, being struck
- ΝΥΣΣΩ — to pierce, to prick, to sting, to wound
- ΝΥΣΣΩΝ — pricking, piercing, wounding, stinging, goading
- ΝΥΤΤΟΜΕΝΟΙ — being pricked, being pierced, being stung, those being pricked, those being pierced, those being stung
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