ΠΡΟΜΑΧΩΣΙ, προμαχωσι
PROMACHŌSI, promachōsi
Sounds Like: pro-MA-kho-see
Translations: to fight for, to defend, to protect
From the root: ΠΡΟΜΑΧΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning 'to fight for' or 'to defend'. It is often used in the context of defending a person, place, or cause. It is a compound word formed from 'πρό' (pro), meaning 'before' or 'for', and 'μάχομαι' (machomai), meaning 'to fight'. Thus, it literally means 'to fight before' or 'to fight on behalf of'.
Inflection: Third Person, Plural, Present, Subjunctive
Strong’s number: G4266 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 4:33
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΟΜΑΧΩ.
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.
- ΠΡΟΜΑΧΩ — to fight in front, to fight for, to defend, to protect
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