ΚΑΤΗΝΤΙΒΟΛΕΙ, κατηντιβολει
KATĒNTIBOLEI, katēntibolei
Sounds Like: kah-tahn-tee-BOH-lee
Translations: implored, begged, entreated, beseeched
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΝΤΙΒΟΛΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning to implore, beg, or entreat. It is used to describe a fervent request or plea, often made with great earnestness or humility. It implies a strong desire for something, often from a position of need or supplication. The prefix 'κατα-' (kata-) intensifies the meaning of the root verb 'ἀντιβολέω' (antiboléo), which means to meet, encounter, or supplicate.
Inflection: Imperfect Indicative, Active, Third Person Singular
Strong’s number: G2659 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΝΤΙΒΟΛΕΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΚΑΤΑΝΤΙΒΟΛΕΩ — to entreat, to implore, to beseech
- ΚΑΤΑΝΤΙΒΟΛΟΥΣΑ — imploring, entreating, supplicating, beseeching
- ΚΑΤΗΝΤΙΒΟΛΟΥΝ — they were entreating, they were imploring, they were supplicating, they kept entreating, they kept imploring, they kept supplicating
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