ΣΠΑΘΗΣΑΣ, σπαθησας
SPATHĒSAS, spathēsas
Sounds Like: spa-THEE-sas
Translations: having wielded a sword, having fought with a sword, having cut with a sword
From the root: ΣΠΑΘΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is an aorist active participle, meaning 'having wielded a sword' or 'having fought with a sword'. It describes an action completed in the past by the subject of the sentence, indicating that they performed the act of using a sword. It is derived from the verb meaning 'to wield a sword'.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine, Aorist Active Participle
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 27:9
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΣΠΑΘΑΩ, appear in our texts.
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