2001 Translation

MĒCHANASAUTOUS, mēchanasautous

Sounds Like: meh-kha-NAS-ow-toos

Translations: machines for them, devices for them, contrivances for them, engines for them, instruments for them, means for them, tricks for them, stratagems for them

From the root: ΜΗΧΑΝΗ, ΑΥ̓ΤΟΣ

Part of Speech: Noun, Pronoun

Explanation: This is a compound word formed by the noun ΜΗΧΑΝΑΣ (mechanas) and the pronoun ΑΥ̓ΤΟΥΣ (autous). ΜΗΧΑΝΑΣ is the accusative plural of the feminine noun ΜΗΧΑΝΗ, meaning 'machine, device, contrivance, engine, instrument, means, trick, or stratagem'. ΑΥ̓ΤΟΥΣ is the accusative masculine plural of the pronoun ΑΥ̓ΤΟΣ, meaning 'them' or 'themselves'. Together, the compound word means 'machines for them' or 'devices for them', indicating that the machines or devices are intended for or directed towards 'them'.

Inflection: ΜΗΧΑΝΑΣ: Plural, Accusative, Feminine; ΑΥ̓ΤΟΥΣ: Plural, Accusative, Masculine

Strong’s numbers: G3189 (Lookup on BibleHub), G0846 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book Three — 7:129

From the same root

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