ΕΠΙΟΣΑΝ, επιοσαν
EPIOSAN, epiosan
Sounds Like: eh-pee-EH-sahn
Translations: they came upon, they came against, they came over, they approached, they attacked
From the root: ΕΠΙΕΡΧΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the 3rd person plural aorist indicative active form of the verb 'epierchomai' (ἐπιέρχομαι). It describes an action completed in the past by a group of people, indicating that they 'came upon' or 'came against' something or someone. It often implies an approach that is hostile, sudden, or overwhelming, such as an attack or an unexpected arrival.
Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Active, 3rd Person, Plural
Strong’s number: G1904 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΕΡΧΟΜΑΙ.
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.
- ΤΟΙΣἘΠΙΟΥΣΙΝ — (to) those coming upon, (to) those coming after, (to) those following, (to) those approaching
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