ΣΦΕΤΕΡΙΖΕΤΑΙΖΕΥΣ, σφετεριζεταιζευς
SPHETERIZETAIZEUS, spheterizetaizeus
Sounds Like: SFEH-teh-RI-zeh-tai-ZEUS
Translations: Zeus appropriates, Zeus seizes for himself, Zeus usurps
From the root: ΣΦΕΤΕΡΙΖΩ, ΖΕΥΣ
Part of Speech: Verb, Proper Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed by the verb 'σφετερίζεται' (sphēterizetai), meaning 'he/she/it appropriates' or 'he/she/it seizes for himself/herself/itself', and the proper noun 'Ζεύς' (Zeus), referring to the chief god in Greek mythology. Therefore, the combined word means 'Zeus appropriates' or 'Zeus seizes for himself'. It describes an action of appropriation or usurpation carried out by Zeus.
Inflection: ΣΦΕΤΕΡΙΖΕΤΑΙ: Present, Indicative, Middle/Passive, Third Person, Singular; ΖΕΥΣ: Nominative, Singular, Masculine
Strong’s numbers: G5393 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2203 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:94
From the same root
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