ἨΠΕΙΛΗΣΑΝ, ἠπειλησαν
ĒPEILĒSAN, ēpeilēsan
Sounds Like: ee-pee-LAY-san
Translations: they threatened, they menaced
From the root: ἘΠΕΙΛΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning 'to threaten' or 'to menace'. It describes the act of expressing an intention to inflict harm or punishment. It is used to indicate that a group of people performed this action in the past.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd Person, Plural
Strong’s number: G1969 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 8 — 8:219
From the same root
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