ΡΩΜΑΙΩΝἈΦΕΣΤΗΚΕΣΑΝ, ρωμαιωνἀφεστηκεσαν
RHŌMAIŌNAPHESTĒKESAN, rhōmaiōnaphestēkesan
Sounds Like: roh-MAI-ohn ah-fes-TAY-keh-san
Translations: they had revolted from the Romans, they had stood away from the Romans, they had withdrawn from the Romans
From the root: ΡΩΜΑΙΟΣ, ΑΦΙΣΤΗΜΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'ΡΩΜΑΙΩΝ' (Rhomaiōn), meaning 'of Romans' or 'Romans'', and 'ἈΦΕΣΤΗΚΕΣΑΝ' (Aphestēkesan), which is a form of the verb 'ἀφίστημι' (aphistēmi). The combined word means 'they had revolted from the Romans' or 'they had stood away from the Romans'. It describes a past action where a group of people separated themselves or rebelled against the Romans.
Inflection: Compound word, 'ΡΩΜΑΙΩΝ' is Genitive, Plural, Masculine; 'ἈΦΕΣΤΗΚΕΣΑΝ' is 3rd Person, Plural, Perfect, Active, Indicative
Strong’s numbers: G4514 (Lookup on BibleHub), G0868 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 1:1
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΡΩΜΑΙΟΣ, ΑΦΙΣΤΗΜΙ, appear in our texts.
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