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ΠΕΦΙΛΟΝΕΙΚΗΚΟΤΑΣ, πεφιλονεικηκοτας

PEPHILONEIKĒKOTAS, pephiloneikēkotas

Sounds Like: peh-fee-loh-nee-KEE-koh-tas

Translations: having contended, having disputed, having been contentious, having been quarrelsome

From the root: ΦΙΛΟΝΕΙΚΕΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word is a perfect active participle, meaning 'having contended' or 'having disputed'. It describes an action that has been completed in the past and whose results are still relevant. As a participle, it functions like an adjective, modifying a noun or pronoun, and can also convey a sense of cause or circumstance. For example, it might describe someone who, having contended, then did something else.

Inflection: Perfect Active Participle, Accusative, Masculine, Plural

Strong’s number: G5359 (Lookup on BibleHub)


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Josephus' Against Apion

From the same root

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