ΠΕΖΟΥΣἘΚΕΛΕΥΣΕΝ, πεζουσἐκελευσεν
PEZOUSEKELEUSEN, pezousekeleusen
Sounds Like: peh-ZOOS eh-keh-LEH-oo-sen
Translations: foot soldiers, infantrymen, he commanded, he ordered, he urged
From the root: ΠΕΖΟΣ, ΚΕΛΕΥΩ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Verb
Explanation: This appears to be a compound of two words: 'ΠΕΖΟΥΣ' (pezous) and 'ἘΚΕΛΕΥΣΕΝ' (ekeleusen). 'ΠΕΖΟΥΣ' is the accusative plural of 'πεζός' (pezos), meaning 'on foot' or 'foot soldier'. 'ἘΚΕΛΕΥΣΕΝ' is the aorist active indicative third person singular of 'κελεύω' (keleuō), meaning 'to command' or 'to order'. Together, the phrase means 'he commanded the foot soldiers' or 'he ordered the infantrymen'.
Inflection: ΠΕΖΟΥΣ: Accusative Plural, Masculine or Feminine. ἘΚΕΛΕΥΣΕΝ: Aorist Active Indicative, Third Person Singular.
Strong’s numbers: G3979 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2753 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 6:49
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