ΚΑΤΑΣΠΑΝΙΝ, κατασπανιν
KATASPANIN, kataspanin
Sounds Like: kah-tah-spah-NEE-nin
Translations: to make scarce, to cause a lack, to make deficient, to cause to fail
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΣΠΑΝΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is an infinitive form of the verb 'κατασπανίζω', which means 'to make scarce' or 'to cause a lack'. It is a compound word formed from the prefix 'κατα-' (down, against, or intensifying) and the verb 'σπανίζω' (to be scarce, to lack). It describes the action of causing something to become rare, insufficient, or to fail.
Inflection: Infinitive, Aorist, Active
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 19:12
From the same root
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