ΠΕΡΙΚΑΤΑΡΡΕΟΝΤΕΣ, περικαταρρεοντες
PERIKATARHREONTES, perikatarhreontes
Sounds Like: peh-ree-kah-tah-RHEH-on-tes
Translations: flowing down, falling around, flowing around, falling down, flowing all around, falling all around
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΚΑΤΑΡΡΕΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is a compound participle, formed from the prefix 'περί' (around), 'κατά' (down), and the verb 'ῥέω' (to flow). It describes something that is flowing or falling down and around, or all around. It implies a continuous action of downward and encircling movement, such as water flowing over and around an object, or something collapsing and spreading out.
Inflection: Present, Active, Masculine, Nominative, Plural
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 11:20
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΡΙΚΑΤΑΡΡΕΩ.
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.
- ΠΕΡΙΚΑΤΑΡΡΕΩ — to flow around, to flow down, to fall away, to fall off, to be carried away, to be swept away
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