ΠΑΡΑΚΡΟΤΕΙ, παρακροτει
PARAKROTEI, parakrotei
Sounds Like: pa-ra-kro-TEH-ee
Translations: to clap, to applaud, to deceive, to mislead, to beguile, to delude
From the root: ΠΑΡΑΚΡΟΤΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition παρά (para), meaning 'beside' or 'alongside', and the verb κροτέω (kroteō), meaning 'to strike' or 'to clap'. In its literal sense, it means to clap alongside or to applaud. However, it often takes on a figurative meaning, implying to clap someone into a false sense of security, or to deceive and mislead by applause or flattery. It describes the act of tricking or deluding a crowd or individual.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, Third Person Singular
Strong’s number: G3886 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 3:73
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΑΡΑΚΡΟΤΕΩ.
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.
- ΠΑΡΑΚΡΟΤΕΩ — to clap, to applaud, to make a noise, to deceive by applause, to mislead by flattery
- ΠΑΡΑΚΡΟΤΗΣΑΝΤΕΣ — having clapped, having applauded, having struck, having beaten, having encouraged by applause, having incited by applause
- ΠΑΡΑΚΡΟΤΗΣΑΣ — having struck, having clapped, having deceived, having misled, having cheated
- ΠΑΡΑΚΡΟΤΟΙΗ — may deceive, may mislead, may beguile, may cheat
- ΠΑΡΑΚΡΟΤΟΥΝΤΕΣ — applauding, clapping, making a noise, deceiving by applause, flattering
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