ΠΥΡΣΒΕΝΝΥΕΙΝ, πυρσβεννυειν
PYRSBENNYEIN, pyrsbennyein
Sounds Like: peer-SVEN-noo-ane
Translations: to extinguish fire, to put out a fire
From the root: ΠΥΡΣΒΕΝΝΥΕΙΝ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from 'πῦρ' (fire) and 'σβεννύειν' (to extinguish). It means to put out or extinguish a fire. It is used in sentences where the action of stopping a fire is described.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Six — 4:43
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΠΥΡΣΒΕΝΝΥΕΙΝ, appear in our texts.
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