ΠΕΡΙΑΛΓΗΣΑΣ, περιαλγησας
PERIALGĒSAS, perialgēsas
Sounds Like: peh-ree-al-GAY-sas
Translations: being greatly pained, having been greatly distressed, having been deeply grieved, having been in great anguish
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΑΛΓΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word is an aorist active participle derived from the verb "περιαλγέω" (perialgeō), meaning 'to be greatly pained, distressed, or grieved'. It describes someone who has experienced intense emotional or physical suffering. As a participle, it functions like an adjective or adverb, modifying a noun or verb to indicate the state or action of the subject at the time of the main verb. It is a compound word formed from "περί" (peri), meaning 'around, exceedingly', and "ἀλγέω" (algeō), meaning 'to suffer pain'.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Participle, Nominative, Masculine, Singular
Strong’s number: G4016 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΡΙΑΛΓΕΩ.
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.
- ΠΕΡΙΑΛΓΕΙ — to be in great pain, to be deeply grieved, to be greatly distressed
- ΠΕΡΙΑΛΓΕΩ — to be in great anguish, to be in great distress, to be exceedingly sorrowful, to be deeply grieved
- ΠΕΡΙΑΛΓΗΣΑΝΤΕΣ — having been greatly pained, having been exceedingly grieved, having been deeply distressed
- ΠΕΡΙΑΛΓΩΝ — greatly distressed, deeply grieved, in great pain, suffering greatly
- ΠΕΡΙΗΛΓΗΣΑ — I was greatly distressed, I was in great pain, I was deeply grieved, I was very sorrowful
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