ΣΥΝΓΝΩΜΟΝΗΣΕΙΕΝ, συνγνωμονησειεν
SYNGNŌMONĒSEIEN, syngnōmonēseien
Sounds Like: soon-gno-moh-NEH-see-en
Translations: to be forgiving, to be sympathetic, to pardon, to excuse
From the root: ΣΥΓΓΝΩΜΟΝΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning 'to be forgiving' or 'to be sympathetic'. It implies an attitude of understanding and willingness to pardon someone's actions or faults. It can also mean 'to excuse' or 'to grant pardon'. The form provided is a rare and complex inflection, suggesting a potential or hypothetical action of showing forgiveness.
Inflection: Third Person Singular, Aorist, Optative, Active
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 4 Maccabees — 5:13
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΥΓΓΝΩΜΟΝΕΩ.
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.
- ΣΥΓΓΝΩΜΟΝΕΙΤΕ — forgive, pardon, excuse
- ΣΥΓΓΝΩΜΟΝΕΩ — to pardon, to forgive, to make allowance for, to be lenient, to excuse
- ΣΥΓΓΝΩΜΟΝΗΣΑΙ — to be forgiving, to be merciful, to pardon, to excuse
- ΣΥΓΓΝΩΜΟΝΗΣΕΙΕΝ — would pardon, would forgive, would show indulgence, would excuse
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