ΠΡΟΚΟΙΤΟΥΝΤΩΝ, προκοιτουντων
PROKOITOUNTŌN, prokoitountōn
Sounds Like: pro-koy-TOON-tone
Translations: those sleeping before, those sleeping in front, those lying before, those lying in front, those who sleep before, those who lie before
From the root: ΠΡΟΚΟΙΜΑΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is a present active participle, meaning 'those who are sleeping before' or 'those who are lying in front'. It describes individuals who are in a state of sleep or rest in a forward or preceding position. It is often used to refer to guards or sentinels who are sleeping on duty, or people who are sleeping in a place where they are expected to be watchful.
Inflection: Present, Active, Participle, Masculine, Genitive, Plural
Strong’s number: G4264 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΟΚΟΙΜΑΩ.
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.
- ΠΡΟΚΕΚΟΙΜΗΜΕΝΟΙ — those who have fallen asleep, those who have died, the departed
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