ΣΠΗΛΑΙΟΝΚΑΤΗΕΙ, σπηλαιονκατηει
SPĒLAIONKATĒEI, spēlaionkatēei
Sounds Like: SPEE-lah-ee-on KAH-tay-ee
Translations: cave, a cave, went down, descended
From the root: ΣΠΗΛΑΙΟΝ, ΚΑΤΕΡΧΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
Explanation: This appears to be a compound word or a phrase written without a space, combining 'ΣΠΗΛΑΙΟΝ' (spēlaion), meaning 'cave', and 'ΚΑΤΗΕΙ' (katēei), which is an imperfect form of 'κατέρχομαι' (katerchomai), meaning 'to go down' or 'to descend'. Therefore, the combined meaning would be 'he/she/it went down into a cave' or 'descended into a cave'. It describes the action of entering a cave by moving downwards.
Inflection: ΣΠΗΛΑΙΟΝ: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative; ΚΑΤΗΕΙ: Imperfect, Indicative, Active, 3rd Person Singular
Strong’s numbers: G4693 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2718 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Unknown: Yes
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 8:4
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