ΘΥΡΕΟΥΣἈΝΑΣΕΙΟΝΤΕΣ, θυρεουσἀνασειοντες
THYREOUSANASEIONTES, thyreousanaseiontes
Sounds Like: thoo-reh-OOS-ah-nah-SEI-on-tes
Translations: waving shields, shaking shields, brandishing shields
From the root: ΘΥΡΕΟΣ, ἈΝΑΣΕΙΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'θυρεούς' (thyreous), meaning 'shields', and 'ἀνασείοντες' (anaseiontes), meaning 'waving' or 'shaking'. The combined word describes the action of waving or shaking shields. It implies a forceful or threatening movement of shields, often in a display of defiance or aggression.
Inflection: Present Active Participle, Nominative Plural, Masculine
Strong’s numbers: G2375 (Lookup on BibleHub), G0389 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 3:23
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΘΥΡΕΟΣ, ἈΝΑΣΕΙΩ, appear in our texts.
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