ΠΛΗΜΜΕΛΗΣΩΣΙΝ, πλημμελησωσιν
PLĒMMELĒSŌSIN, plēmmelēsōsin
Sounds Like: play-mmeh-lay-SOH-sin
Translations: they may commit a fault, they may make a mistake, they may err, they may transgress
From the root: ΠΛΗΜΜΕΛΗΣ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning to commit a fault, to make a mistake, or to err. It implies a deviation from what is right or proper, often in a moral or ethical sense, but can also refer to a simple error. It is a compound word formed from πλῆμ (plēm, 'full, complete') and μέλος (melos, 'limb, part, melody'), originally referring to a false note in music, then extended to any error or transgression.
Inflection: Third Person, Plural, Aorist, Active, Subjunctive
Strong’s number: G4137 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Psalms — 33:23
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΛΗΜΜΕΛΗΣ.
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.
- ΠΛΗΜΜΕΛΗΣ — wrong, faulty, amiss, out of tune, discordant
- ΠΛΗΜΜΕΛΗΣΑΣΙΝ — to have erred, to have sinned, to have made a mistake, to have done wrong
- ΠΛΗΜΜΕΛΗΣΗ — error, fault, transgression, sin, a transgression
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