ὈΨΕΙΣἘΦΟΝΩΝ, ὀψεισἐφονων
OPSEISEPHONŌN, opseisephonōn
Sounds Like: OP-sees-eh-FO-non
Translations: they murdered the faces, they disfigured the faces, they killed the appearance
From the root: ΟΨΙΣ, ΦΟΝΟΣ
Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
Explanation: This appears to be a compound word, likely a verb formed from 'ὄψις' (opsis), meaning 'sight, appearance, face', and a form of 'φονεύω' (phoneuō), meaning 'to murder, kill'. The most probable interpretation is a verb meaning 'they murdered the faces' or 'they disfigured the faces'. The form 'ἐφόνων' is the imperfect active indicative, third person plural, of 'φονεύω'. The combination suggests an action of destroying or disfiguring the appearance of something or someone. It is an unusual and potentially unique compound, possibly coined for a specific descriptive purpose.
Inflection: Third Person Plural, Imperfect Active Indicative (from φονεύω), combined with a noun (ὄψις) in the Accusative Plural or Nominative Plural.
Strong’s numbers: G3700 (Lookup on BibleHub), G5408 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Unknown: Yes
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 9:78
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΟΨΙΣ, ΦΟΝΟΣ, appear in our texts.
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