ΛΗΣΤΑΙΣΠΡΟΣΕΤΑΞΕΝ, λησταισπροσεταξεν
LĒSTAISPROSETAXEN, lēstaisprosetaxen
Sounds Like: lees-TAIS-pros-ET-ak-sen
Translations: he commanded the robbers, he ordered the bandits, he commanded to the robbers, he ordered to the bandits
From the root: ΛΗΣΤΗΣ, ΠΡΟΣΤΑΣΣΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'λησταῖς' (lēstais), meaning 'to/for robbers' or 'bandits' (dative plural of λῃστής), and 'προσέταξεν' (prosetaxen), meaning 'he commanded' or 'he ordered'. The combined word means 'he commanded the robbers' or 'he ordered the bandits'. It describes an action where someone issued an order or command to a group of robbers or bandits.
Inflection: Third Person Singular, Aorist Indicative Active (from προστάσσω); Dative Plural (from λῃστής)
Strong’s numbers: G3027 (Lookup on BibleHub), G4367 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 21:9
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΛΗΣΤΗΣ, ΠΡΟΣΤΑΣΣΩ, appear in our texts.
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