ΚΑΤΑΚΡΕΜΑΣΑΙΠΕΡΙ, κατακρεμασαιπερι
KATAKREMASAIPERI, katakremasaiperi
Sounds Like: kah-tah-kreh-MAH-seh-peh-REE
Translations: to hang around, to hang about, to hang down around
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΚΡΕΜΑΝΝΥΜΙ, ΠΕΡΙ
Part of Speech: Verb, Preposition
Explanation: This word is a compound word formed from the verb 'κατακρεμάννυμι' (katakremannymi), meaning 'to hang down', and the preposition 'περί' (peri), meaning 'around' or 'about'. The form 'κατακρεμάσαι' is an aorist infinitive, indicating an action completed in the past, often used to express purpose or result. When combined with 'περί', it means 'to hang down around' or 'to hang about' something. It describes the action of suspending something so that it encircles or drapes around an object or person.
Inflection: Aorist Infinitive (from κατακρεμάννυμι), Preposition (περί)
Strong’s numbers: G2677 (Lookup on BibleHub), G4012 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 7:56
From the same root
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