ΗΣΣΗΘΕΙΣΦΘΑΣΑΙ, ησσηθεισφθασαι
ĒSSĒTHEISPHTHASAI, ēssētheisphthasai
Sounds Like: hess-say-THEIS-ftha-SAI
Translations: having been defeated to arrive, having been defeated to come, having been defeated to reach
From the root: ΗΣΣΑΟΜΑΙ, ΦΘΑΝΩ
Part of Speech: Compound Word
Explanation: This is a compound word formed by combining a participle and an infinitive. The first part, "ΗΣΣΗΘΕΙΣ" (hēssētheis), is the aorist passive participle of the verb "ἡσσάομαι" (hēssaomai), meaning "to be defeated" or "to be inferior." The second part, "ΦΘΑΣΑΙ" (phthasai), is the aorist infinitive of the verb "φθάνω" (phthanō), meaning "to arrive," "to come," or "to reach." Together, the compound word describes the action of someone or something having been defeated and then arriving or reaching a certain point. It implies a sequence of events where defeat precedes arrival.
Inflection: ΗΣΣΗΘΕΙΣ: Masculine, Singular, Nominative, Aorist, Passive, Participle; ΦΘΑΣΑΙ: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s numbers: G2274 (Lookup on BibleHub), G5348 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 34:16
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΗΣΣΑΟΜΑΙ, ΦΘΑΝΩ, appear in our texts.
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