ΠΡΥΤΑΝΕΥΩΝ, πρυτανευων
PRYTANEUŌN, prytaneuōn
Sounds Like: proo-tah-NEH-oon
Translations: presiding, being a prytanis, governing, ruling, acting as chief magistrate
From the root: ΠΡΥΤΑΝΕΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word is a present active participle of the verb 'πρυτανεύω' (prytaneuō), meaning 'to be a prytanis' or 'to preside.' In ancient Greek city-states, a prytanis was a chief magistrate or a member of the executive council who presided over public affairs. The participle form 'πρυτανεύων' describes someone who is currently performing this role or action, often translated as 'presiding' or 'governing.'
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine, Present, Active, Participle
Strong’s number: G4402 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 18 — 8:281
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΥΤΑΝΕΥΩ.
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.
- ἘΠΡΥΤΑΝΕΥΣΑΝ — they presided, they governed, they acted as prytanis
- ΠΡΥΤΑΝΕΥΣΑΙ — to be a prytanis, to preside, to rule, to govern
- ΠΡΥΤΑΝΕΥΩ — to be a prytanis, to preside, to rule, to govern, to lead, to manage
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