ΚΑΤΑΝΤΟΥΣΕΩΡΩΝ, καταντουσεωρων
KATANTOUSEŌRŌN, katantouseōrōn
Sounds Like: kah-TAN-toos-eh-OH-rohn
Translations: opposite, steep, downhill, seeing, looking, observing
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΝΤΗΣ, ΟΡΑΩ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Verb
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'κατάντης' (katantēs), meaning 'downhill' or 'opposite,' and 'ὁράω' (horaō), meaning 'to see' or 'to look.' The first part, 'κατάντους,' is the genitive singular form of the adjective 'κατάντης,' meaning 'of the opposite side' or 'of the downhill slope.' The second part, 'εωρων,' is the imperfect active indicative, third person plural of 'ὁράω,' meaning 'they were seeing' or 'they were looking.' Therefore, the compound word describes a situation where 'they were seeing from the opposite side' or 'they were looking from the downhill slope.'
Inflection: Compound word: 'ΚΑΤΑΝΤΟΥΣ' is Singular, Genitive, Masculine or Feminine or Neuter. 'ΕΩΡΩΝ' is Imperfect, Active, Indicative, Third Person Plural.
Strong’s numbers: G2691 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3708 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 7:54
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