ΣΦΙΓΜΕΝΟΙ, σφιγμενοι
SPHIGMENOI, sphigmenoi
Sounds Like: SFIN-gmeh-noy
Translations: bound, fastened, compressed, tightened, constricted, girded, drawn tight
From the root: ΣΦΙΓΓΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the perfect passive participle of the verb 'σφίγγω' (sphingō), meaning 'to bind,' 'to fasten,' 'to compress,' or 'to tighten.' As a participle, it functions like an adjective, describing something that has been bound or tightened. It implies a state of being firmly secured or constricted, often referring to physical objects or even abstract concepts that are held together tightly.
Inflection: Perfect, Passive, Participle, Masculine, Nominative, Plural
Strong’s number: G4966 (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, ΣΦΙΓΓΩ.
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.
- ἘΣΦΙΓΞΑΝ — they bound, they tightened, they compressed, they constricted
- ἘΣΦΙΓΧΘΑΙ — to be bound, to be tightened, to be compressed, to be constricted
- ΣΦΙΓΓ — to bind tightly, to tighten, to compress, to constrict, to press together, to be constricted, to be bound, to be pressed
- ΣΦΙΓΓΕΤΑΙ — is bound, is constrained, is tightened, is pressed, is compressed
- ΣΦΙΓΧΘΑΙ — to be bound, to be tightened, to be choked, to be compressed, to be constricted
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