ΜΑΛΑΧΘΕΝΤΟΣ, μαλαχθεντος
MALACHTHENTOS, malachthentos
Sounds Like: mah-lakh-THEN-tos
Translations: of having been softened, of having been made soft, of having been relaxed
From the root: ΜΑΛΑΣΣΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is a passive participle derived from the verb 'μαλάσσω' (malassō), meaning 'to soften' or 'to make soft'. As a participle, it describes something that has undergone the action of being softened or relaxed. It is used to modify a noun, indicating that the noun is the one that has been softened or made pliable.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine or Neuter, Aorist, Passive
Strong’s number: G3120 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 17 — 5:109
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΑΛΑΣΣΩ.
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.
- ἘΜΑΛΑΞΕ — he/she/it softened, he/she/it made soft, he/she/it soothed, he/she/it relaxed
- ΜΑΛΑΞΑΙ — to soften, to make soft, to mollify, to relax, to soothe
- ΠΑΛΥΝΘΗΣΑΝ — they were softened, they were made smooth, they were made gentle
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