ΠΕΡΙΧΑΝΟΙ, περιχανοι
PERICHANOI, perichanoi
Sounds Like: peh-ree-KHA-noy
Translations: gaping, wide open, agape
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΧΑΝΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that is gaping or wide open, often in a literal sense, like a mouth or a chasm. It can also be used metaphorically to describe something that is astonished or amazed, with an open mouth. It is a compound word formed from περί (peri, 'around') and χάνω (chano, 'to gape, open').
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 10:9
From the same root
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