2001 Translation

PROSIŌNEKLAIEN, prosiōneklaien

Sounds Like: pros-ee-OHN-ek-LAI-en

Translations: he was approaching and weeping, he approached and wept, he came and wept

From the root: ΠΡΟΣΙΗΜΙ, ΚΛΑΙΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word is a compound of two verbs written together: 'ΠΡΟΣΙΩΝ' (prosion) and 'ἘΚΛΑΙΕΝ' (eklaien). 'ΠΡΟΣΙΩΝ' is the present active participle of 'πρόσειμι' (proseimi), meaning 'to approach' or 'to come to'. 'ἘΚΛΑΙΕΝ' is the imperfect active indicative of 'κλαίω' (klaio), meaning 'to weep' or 'to cry'. Together, the compound means 'he was approaching and weeping' or 'he approached and wept'. It describes an action of moving towards something or someone while simultaneously expressing sorrow through tears.

Inflection: ΠΡΟΣΙΩΝ: Present Active Participle, Masculine, Singular, Nominative. ἘΚΛΑΙΕΝ: Imperfect Active Indicative, Third Person, Singular.

Strong’s numbers: G4334 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2799 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book One — 12:13

From the same root

No other words from the same root, ΠΡΟΣΙΗΜΙ, ΚΛΑΙΩ, appear in our texts.

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