ΚΑΚΩΝΗΥ̓ΧΟΝΤΟ, κακωνηὐχοντο
KAKŌNĒUCHONTO, kakōnēuchonto
Sounds Like: kah-KOHN-ee-KHO-n-toh
Translations: they boasted of evils, they boasted of misfortunes, they prayed for evils, they prayed for misfortunes
From the root: ΚΑΚΟΣ, ΕΥΧΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from the genitive plural of 'κακός' (kakos), meaning 'evil' or 'misfortune', and a form of 'εὔχομαι' (euchomai), meaning 'to pray', 'to wish', or 'to boast'. The word means 'they boasted of evils' or 'they prayed for misfortunes'. It describes a situation where people are either expressing pride in their misfortunes or wishing for bad things to happen, often in a lamenting or desperate context.
Inflection: Third Person Plural, Imperfect Indicative, Middle Voice
Strong’s numbers: G2556 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2172 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 1:28
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΚΑΚΟΣ, ΕΥΧΟΜΑΙ, appear in our texts.
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