ΠΑΙΔΩΝΠΕΡΙΓΙΝΕΤΑΙ, παιδωνπεριγινεται
PAIDŌNPERIGINETAI, paidōnperiginetai
Sounds Like: pai-DON-peh-ree-GHI-neh-tai
Translations: surpasses the children, overcomes the children, prevails over the children, is superior to the children
From the root: ΠΑΙΣ, ΠΕΡΙΓΙΝΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'ΠΑΙΔΩΝ' (paidon), the genitive plural of 'ΠΑΙΣ' (pais), meaning 'children' or 'boys', and 'ΠΕΡΙΓΙΝΕΤΑΙ' (periginetai), the third person singular present indicative middle/passive of 'ΠΕΡΙΓΙΝΟΜΑΙ' (periginomai), meaning 'to be superior to', 'to overcome', 'to survive', or 'to prevail'. Together, it means 'he/she/it surpasses/overcomes/prevails over the children'. It describes someone or something gaining an advantage or being superior to a group of children.
Inflection: Third Person Singular, Present Tense, Indicative Mood, Middle or Passive Voice (of ΠΕΡΙΓΙΝΟΜΑΙ); Genitive Plural (of ΠΑΙΣ)
Strong’s numbers: G3816 (Lookup on BibleHub), G4037 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 12:7
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΠΑΙΣ, ΠΕΡΙΓΙΝΟΜΑΙ, appear in our texts.
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