ΛΙΠΑΡΕΙΝ, λιπαρειν
LIPAREIN, liparein
Sounds Like: li-pa-REIN
Translations: to persist, to persevere, to beg earnestly, to importune
From the root: ΛΙΠΑΡΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the action of persisting in an effort, continuing steadfastly, or earnestly begging for something. It implies a sense of unwavering determination or insistent pleading. It can be used in contexts where someone is repeatedly asking for a favor or holding firm in a particular course of action.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G3042 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 18 — 3:57
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΛΙΠΑΡΕΩ.
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.
- ΛΙΠΑΡΟΥΝΤΕΣ — persisting, persevering, importuning, begging earnestly
- ΛΙΠΑΡΟΥΝΤΟΣ — of entreating, of persisting, of importuning, of begging, of pleading
- ΛΙΠΑΡΟΥΣΗΣ — (of) persisting, (of) begging, (of) importuning
- ΛΙΠΑΡΩΝ — imploring, entreating, persisting, importuning, persevering
- ΠΡΟΣΕΛΙΠΑΡΟΥΝ — they were earnestly entreating, they were persistently begging, they were importuning
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