ΠΡΟΑΠΟΘΝΗΣΚΕΙΝ, προαποθνησκειν
PROAPOTHNĒSKEIN, proapothnēskein
Sounds Like: pro-ap-oth-NEES-kane
Translations: to die before, to die beforehand, to die in advance
From the root: ΠΡΟΑΠΟΘΝΗΣΚΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb meaning 'to die before' or 'to die in advance of someone or something'. It combines the idea of dying (ἀποθνήσκω) with the prepositional prefix πρό (pro), indicating 'before' in time or order. It describes an action of dying that precedes another event or person.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G4310 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 17 — 10:257
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΟΑΠΟΘΝΗΣΚΩ.
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- ΠΡΟΑΠΟΘΝΗΣΚΩ — to die before, to die first
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