ΕΠΙΣΕΙΣΑΙ, επισεισαι
EPISEISAI, episeisai
Sounds Like: ep-ee-SAY-sahy
Translations: to shake, to shake at, to shake off, to wave, to make a sign, to beckon
From the root: ΕΠΙΣΕΙΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning 'to shake' or 'to wave'. It can be used to describe the act of shaking something, or to make a gesture by shaking or waving, such as beckoning someone or giving a signal. It can also imply shaking something off, like dust or a burden. The prefix 'EPI-' (ΕΠΙ) often adds a sense of 'upon', 'over', or 'in addition to', suggesting the action of shaking is directed towards something or someone.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G1904 (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, ΕΠΙΣΕΙΩ.
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.
- ἘΠΙΣΕΙΕΙΝ — to shake, to wave, to brandish, to incite, to stir up, to threaten
- ἘΠΙΣΕΙΣΑΙ — to shake, to wave, to motion, to beckon, to incite
- ἘΠΙΣΕΙΣΑΣ — having shaken, shaking, waving, having waved
- ἘΠΙΣΕΙΣΕΙΕΝ — to shake, to cause to shake, to move, to stir up, to incite
- ἘΠΙΣΕΣΕΙΚΩΣ — having shaken, having waved, having motioned, having given a sign
- ΕΠΙΣΕΙΕΙ — to shake, to wave, to brandish, to make a sign, to beckon
- ΕΠΙΣΕΙΕΙΝ — to shake, to wave, to make a sign, to beckon
- ΕΠΙΣΕΙΣ — to shake, to cause to shake, to move, to stir up, to agitate
- ΕΠΙΣΕΙΩ — to shake, to wave, to brandish, to make a sign, to beckon
- ΕΠΙΣΕΣΕΙΚΩΣ — having shaken, having waved, having motioned, having nodded
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