ΠΕΡΙΣΚΥΘΙΣΑΝΤΑΣ, περισκυθισαντας
PERISKYTHISANTAS, periskythisantas
Sounds Like: peh-ree-sky-THEE-san-tas
Translations: having flayed all around, having scalped, having mutilated, having skinned completely
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΣΚΥΘΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb (Participle)
Explanation: This word is an aorist active participle, meaning 'having flayed all around' or 'having scalped'. It describes an action completed in the past, indicating a thorough and complete removal of skin or scalp, often implying severe mutilation. It is a compound word formed from the prefix 'περί' (peri), meaning 'around' or 'exceedingly', and 'σκυθίζω' (skythizo), meaning 'to flay' or 'to scalp'.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Participle, Masculine, Accusative, Plural
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Maccabees — 7:4
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΠΕΡΙΣΚΥΘΙΖΩ, appear in our texts.
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