ΟΝΥΧΙΖΟΝ, ονυχιζον
ONYCHIZON, onychizon
Sounds Like: oh-ny-KHEE-zon
Translations: scratching, tearing with nails, clawing
From the root: ΟΝΥΧΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the action of scratching or tearing with one's nails or claws. It implies a forceful or aggressive action, often associated with animals or people in distress or anger. It is the present active participle, neuter singular, or the imperfect active indicative, first person singular or third person singular, of the verb 'onychizo'.
Inflection: Present Active Participle, Neuter, Singular, Nominative/Accusative/Vocative; or Imperfect Active Indicative, First Person Singular; or Imperfect Active Indicative, Third Person Singular
Strong’s number: G3684 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΟΝΥΧΙΖΩ.
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.
- ΟΝΥΧΙΖΩ — to scratch, to tear with nails, to claw
- ὨΝΥΧΙΣΑΤΟ — he trimmed his nails, he pared his nails, he cut his nails
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