ΕΠΙΛΑΝΘΑΝΩ, επιλανθανω
EPILANTHANŌ, epilanthanō
Sounds Like: ep-ee-lan-THA-noh
Translations: forget, neglect, overlook
From the root: ΕΠΙΛΑΝΘΑΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word means 'to forget' or 'to neglect'. It is a compound verb formed from the preposition 'ΕΠΙ' (epi), meaning 'upon' or 'over', and the verb 'ΛΑΝΘΑΝΩ' (lanthano), meaning 'to escape notice' or 'to be hidden'. The combination suggests that something 'falls upon' or 'is covered over' in one's mind, leading to forgetting or neglecting it. It is often used to describe forgetting a person, a duty, or a past event.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G1950 (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, ΕΠΙΛΑΝΘΑΝΩ.
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.
- ἘΠΙΛΑΝΘΑΝΗ — to forget, to neglect
- ἘΠΙΛΑΝΘΑΝΟΝΤΑΙ — they forget, they are forgetting
- ΕΠΙΛΑΝΘΑΝΗ — to forget, to neglect, to be unmindful of
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