ΠΑΡΑΚΑΤΑΣΤΗΣΑΣ, παρακαταστησας
PARAKATASTĒSAS, parakatastēsas
Sounds Like: pa-ra-ka-tas-TEE-sas
Translations: having appointed, having set over, having placed beside, having established
From the root: ΠΑΡΑΚΑΘΙΣΤΗΜΙ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word is an aorist active participle, meaning 'having appointed' or 'having set over'. It is a compound verb formed from 'παρά' (beside, by), 'κατά' (down, against), and 'ἵστημι' (to stand, to set). The combination implies setting someone down beside or in a position of authority, or establishing something. It describes an action completed in the past by the subject of the participle, leading to a present state or consequence.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine, Aorist, Active, Participle
Strong’s number: G3875 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 14 — 15:467
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΑΡΑΚΑΘΙΣΤΗΜΙ.
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.
- ΠΑΡΑΚΑΘΙΣΤΑΝΤΑΙ — they are appointed, they are established, they are placed, they are set beside
- ΠΑΡΑΚΑΘΙΣΤΗΜΙ — to sit down beside, to cause to sit beside, to place beside
- ΠΑΡΑΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΘΕΝΤΑ — having been placed, having been appointed, having been established, having been set down
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