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ΕΡΙΖΩΣΑΝ, εριζωσαν

ERIZŌSAN, erizōsan

Sounds Like: eh-RI-zoh-san

Translations: they contended, they strove, they disputed, they quarreled

From the root: ΕΡΙΖΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word is a verb meaning 'to contend,' 'to strive,' 'to dispute,' or 'to quarrel.' It describes an action of engaging in a verbal or physical struggle, often implying a heated argument or rivalry. It is typically used to describe people engaging in a dispute.

Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Active, 3rd Person Plural

Strong’s number: G2051 (Lookup on BibleHub)


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Codex Sinaiticus

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΡΙΖΩ.

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.

  • ἘΡΙΖΕΤΕ — you contend, you strive, you dispute, you quarrel
  • ΕΞΕΡΙΣΘΑΙ — to be contended, to be disputed, to be quarreled over
  • ΕΡΙΔΕΤΑΙ — is contended, is disputed, is quarreled, is striven
  • ΕΡΙΔΟΜΕΝΟΣ — striving, contending, disputing, quarreling, arguing
  • ΕΡΙΔΟΝΤΑΙ — they contend, they dispute, they quarrel, they strive
  • ΕΡΙΖ — to contend, to strive, to dispute, to quarrel
  • ΕΡΙΖΕ — he was contending, he was striving, he was quarreling
  • ΕΡΙΖΕΙ — he contends, she contends, it contends, he strives, she strives, it strives, he disputes, she disputes, it disputes, he quarrels, she quarrels, it quarrels
  • ΕΡΙΖΕΤΑΙ — is contending, is striving, is quarreling, is disputing
  • ΕΡΙΖΩ — to contend, to strive, to dispute, to quarrel
  • ΕΡΙΣΕΙ — he will contend, he will strive, he will dispute
  • ΗΡΙΣΕΝ — he contended, he disputed, he strove, he quarreled

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