ΘΡΗΣΚΕΙΑΝἈΠΕΣΤΗΣΑΝ, θρησκειανἀπεστησαν
THRĒSKEIANAPESTĒSAN, thrēskeianapestēsan
Sounds Like: THRAY-skay-ahn ah-PES-tay-sahn
Translations: religion, religious worship, piety, they departed, they withdrew, they revolted, they fell away
From the root: ΘΡΗΣΚΕΙΑ, ἈΦΙΣΤΗΜΙ
Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
Explanation: This is a compound word formed by the noun 'ΘΡΗΣΚΕΙΑΝ' (thrēskeian), meaning 'religion' or 'religious worship' in the accusative case, and the verb 'ἈΠΕΣΤΗΣΑΝ' (apestēsan), meaning 'they departed' or 'they revolted'. The combination suggests a meaning related to 'they departed from religion' or 'they revolted from religious worship'. It describes an action of moving away from or abandoning religious practice or belief.
Inflection: ΘΡΗΣΚΕΙΑΝ: Singular, Accusative, Feminine; ἈΠΕΣΤΗΣΑΝ: Aorist, Indicative, Active, 3rd Person Plural
Strong’s numbers: G2356 (Lookup on BibleHub), G868 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 8:8
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΘΡΗΣΚΕΙΑ, ἈΦΙΣΤΗΜΙ, appear in our texts.
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