ΚΩΛΥΟΝΤΩΝΦΙΛΟΝΕΙΚΙΑΙΣ, κωλυοντωνφιλονεικιαις
KŌLYONTŌNPHILONEIKIAIS, kōlyontōnphiloneikiais
Sounds Like: koh-LYOO-on-tohn-fee-loh-NAY-kee-ais
Translations: of those hindering with quarrels, of those preventing with contentions, of those forbidding with rivalry
From the root: ΚΩΛΥΩ, ΦΙΛΟΝΕΙΚΙΑ
Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from the genitive plural participle of the verb 'κωλύω' (to hinder, prevent, forbid) and the dative plural of the noun 'φιλονεικία' (quarrelsomeness, contention, rivalry). It describes a situation where actions are being hindered or prevented by means of quarrels or contentions.
Inflection: Present Active Participle (Genitive Plural, Masculine/Feminine/Neuter) + Noun (Dative Plural, Feminine)
Strong’s numbers: G2967 (Lookup on BibleHub), G5359 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 3:30
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΚΩΛΥΩ, ΦΙΛΟΝΕΙΚΙΑ, appear in our texts.
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