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ΠΡΟΣΕΠΟΛΕΜΟΥΝ, προσεπολεμουν

PROSEPOLEMOUN, prosepolemoun

Sounds Like: pros-eh-po-LEH-moon

Translations: they waged war against, they fought against, they attacked

From the root: ΠΟΛΕΜΕΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition πρός (pros), meaning 'to, toward, against', and the verb πολεμέω (polemeō), meaning 'to wage war, to fight'. Therefore, the combined meaning is 'to wage war against' or 'to fight against'. It describes an action of hostility or conflict directed towards someone or something. It is used to describe a group of people engaging in warfare or combat against an opposing force.

Inflection: Imperfect Indicative, Active Voice, Third Person Plural

Strong’s numbers: G4314 (Lookup on BibleHub), G4170 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War

From the same root

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