ΕΠΙΛΗΜΠΤΟΣ, επιλημπτος
EPILĒMPTOS, epilēmptos
Sounds Like: ep-ee-LEMP-tos
Translations: epileptic, one who is epileptic, afflicted with epilepsy
From the root: ΕΠΙΛΗΜΠΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This adjective describes someone who is afflicted with epilepsy or a similar seizure disorder. It refers to a person suffering from a sudden attack or seizure, often associated with a 'seizing' or 'taking hold' by an illness. In ancient contexts, such conditions were sometimes attributed to demonic possession or divine affliction.
Inflection: Masculine, Nominative, Singular
Strong’s number: G1941 (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, ΕΠΙΛΗΜΠΤΟΣ.
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- ἘΠΙΛΗΜΠΤΟΝ — epileptic, mad, a madman, a lunatic, insane
- ἘΠΙΛΗΜΠΤΟΣ — epileptic, a lunatic, seized (by a disease)
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