ἨΣΑΝΒΕΛΩΝ, ἠσανβελων
ĒSANBELŌN, ēsanbelōn
Sounds Like: EE-sahn-beh-LOHN
Translations: they were arrows, they were darts, there were arrows, there were darts
From the root: ΕΙΜΙ, ΒΕΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
Explanation: This appears to be a compound or a phrase written as one word, combining the third person plural imperfect indicative of the verb 'to be' (ἨΣΑΝ) and the genitive plural of the noun 'arrow' or 'dart' (ΒΕΛΩΝ). It means 'they were arrows' or 'there were arrows'. In context, it often describes a continuous shower or volley of arrows.
Inflection: ἨΣΑΝ: Third Person, Plural, Imperfect, Indicative; ΒΕΛΩΝ: Plural, Genitive, Neuter
Strong’s numbers: G1510 (Lookup on BibleHub), G956 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 17:19
From the same root
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