ΝΙΦΟΜΕΝΗΣ, νιφομενης
NIPHOMENĒS, niphomenēs
Sounds Like: nee-FO-meh-nees
Translations: (of) snowing, (of) being snowed upon
From the root: ΝΙΦΩ
Part of Speech: Verb (Participle)
Explanation: This word is a present middle/passive participle of the verb 'νίφω', meaning 'to snow' or 'to be snowed upon'. As a participle, it functions like an adjective or adverb, describing an action or state. In this form, it indicates something that is currently snowing or being snowed upon, often used in a genitive absolute construction to describe a circumstance or condition.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Participle, Genitive, Singular, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3574 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 8:34
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΝΙΦΩ.
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.
- ΝΙΦΟΝΤΟΣ — (of) snowing, (of) raining, (of) falling like snow
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