ΡΥΠΩΝΤΑΣ, ρυπωντας
RHYPŌNTAS, rhypōntas
Sounds Like: RHOO-pohn-tas
Translations: being filthy, being squalid, being dirty, being defiled
From the root: ΡΥΠΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word is a participle derived from the verb 'ῥυπάω' (rhypaō), meaning 'to be filthy' or 'to be squalid'. As a participle, it describes someone or something that is in the state of being dirty or defiled. It can function adjectivally, modifying a noun, or adverbially, describing the manner of an action.
Inflection: Masculine, Accusative, Plural, Present, Active
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 10:7
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΡΥΠΑΩ, appear in our texts.
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