ΠΑΡΑΝΗΛΙΣΚΕΝ, παρανηλισκεν
PARANĒLISKEN, paranēlisken
Sounds Like: pa-ra-nay-LIS-ken
Translations: to consume, to waste, to spend, to squander
From the root: ΠΑΡΑΝΑΛΙΣΚΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from παρά (para, 'beside, beyond') and ἀναλίσκω (analiskō, 'to consume, to spend'). It means to consume, waste, or spend something, often in an excessive or improper way. It describes an action where resources, time, or energy are used up, often to the point of depletion or destruction. It can be used in contexts where something is being used up or destroyed, or where resources are being squandered.
Inflection: Imperfect, Active, Indicative, Third Person Singular
Strong’s number: G3898 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 13:35
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΑΡΑΝΑΛΙΣΚΩ.
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.
- ΠΑΡΑΝΑΛΙΣΚΟΝΤΑΣ — consuming, wasting, spending, squandering
- ΠΑΡΑΝΑΛΙΣΚΩ — consume, waste, spend, destroy, use up
- ΠΑΡΑΝΑΛΩΘΕΙΣΙ — having been consumed, having been wasted, having been spent
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