ΟΥ̓ΡΑΝΟΥἘΘΕΜΕΛΙΩΣΑΝ, οὐρανουἐθεμελιωσαν
OURANOUETHEMELIŌSAN, ouranouethemeliōsan
Sounds Like: oo-ra-NOO-eh-theh-meh-LEE-oh-san
Translations: they founded the heavens, they established the heavens
From the root: ΟΥ̓ΡΑΝΟΣ, ΘΕΜΕΛΙΟΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from the genitive singular of 'heaven' or 'sky' (οὐρανοῦ) and the aorist active indicative, third person plural form of the verb 'to lay a foundation' or 'to establish' (ἐθεμελίωσαν). It means 'they founded the heavens' or 'they established the heavens'. This form would be used in a sentence to describe an action where multiple subjects established the heavens.
Inflection: Compound word, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd Person Plural (for the verb part), Genitive Singular (for the noun part)
Strong’s numbers: G3772 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2311 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 8:9
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΟΥ̓ΡΑΝΟΣ, ΘΕΜΕΛΙΟΩ, appear in our texts.
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