ΠΑΡΑΠΟΛΑΥΣΩΣΙΝ, παραπολαυσωσιν
PARAPOLAUSŌSIN, parapolausōsin
Sounds Like: pa-ra-po-LAU-soo-sin
Translations: enjoy, benefit from, have full enjoyment of, partake fully of
From the root: ΠΑΡΑΠΟΛΑΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning to enjoy or benefit from something, often with the sense of having full or complete enjoyment. It implies partaking fully in an experience or receiving the full advantage of something. It is a compound word formed from the prefix παρά (para), meaning 'beside' or 'beyond', and the verb ἀπολαύω (apolauō), meaning 'to enjoy' or 'to benefit from'.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Subjunctive, Third Person, Plural
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 16:14
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΑΡΑΠΟΛΑΥΩ.
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.
- ΠΑΡΑΠΟΛΑΥΣΩ — I will enjoy, I will make full use of, I will take full advantage of
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