ΣΕΜΝΥΝΩ, σεμνυνω
SEMNYNŌ, semnynō
Sounds Like: sem-NOO-noh
Translations: to make holy, to make honorable, to make august, to glorify, to make venerable, to make respectable, to make grave, to make serious
From the root: ΣΕΜΝΥΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to make something or someone holy, honorable, or venerable. It implies bestowing dignity, respect, or a sense of gravity upon a person, object, or concept. It can be used to describe the act of glorifying or exalting something, making it appear more serious or respectable. For example, one might 'glorify' God or 'make honorable' a tradition.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G4586 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΕΜΝΥΝΩ.
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.
- ἘΣΕΜΝΥΝΕΝ — he/she/it made honorable, he/she/it glorified, he/she/it made august, he/she/it made venerable
- ἘΣΕΜΝΥΝΟΝ — they were exalting themselves, they were glorifying themselves, they were making themselves august
- ΣΕΜΝΥΝΟΜΕΝΟΙ — being made honorable, being glorified, priding themselves, boasting, exalting themselves
- ΣΕΜΝΥΝΟΜΕΝΟΣ — glorifying oneself, boasting, being glorified, being honored, being made honorable
- ΣΕΜΝΥΝΟΝΤΑΙ — they are made honorable, they are made venerable, they are made august, they are made reverent, they are made serious, they are made grave, they are made dignified, they are made respectable, they boast, they pride themselves
- ΣΕΜΝΥΝΩΝ — magnifying, glorifying, exalting, making honorable, making august
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