ΚΕΧΑΡΑΚΤΗΡΙΚΕΝ, κεχαρακτηρικεν
KECHARAKTĒRIKEN, kecharaktēriken
Sounds Like: keh-kha-rak-tay-REE-ken
Translations: has marked, has characterized, has engraved, has stamped, has distinguished
From the root: ΧΑΡΑΚΤΗΡΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the perfect active indicative form of the verb 'χαρακτηρίζω' (charaktērizō). It means 'to have marked,' 'to have characterized,' 'to have engraved,' or 'to have stamped.' It describes an action that was completed in the past and whose results continue into the present. It implies that something has been distinctly identified or impressed with a particular quality or mark.
Inflection: Singular, 3rd Person, Perfect, Active, Indicative
Strong’s number: G5480 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:153
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΧΑΡΑΚΤΗΡΙΖΩ.
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.
- ΧΑΡΑΚΤΗΡΙΖΟΝ — characterizing, marking, distinguishing, designating
- ΧΑΡΑΚΤΗΡΙΖΩ — to characterize, to mark, to engrave, to stamp, to designate, to distinguish
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