ΤΟΛΜΑΝἘΜΕΤΡΟΥΝ, τολμανἐμετρουν
TOLMANEMETROUN, tolmanemetroun
Sounds Like: TOL-man eh-MEH-troon
Translations: they measured boldness, they measured daring, they dared to measure
From the root: ΤΟΛΜΑ, ΜΕΤΡΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound phrase formed by the noun 'τόλμα' (boldness, daring) in the accusative case, and the verb 'ἐμέτρουν' (they were measuring, they measured). The phrase means 'they measured boldness' or 'they measured daring'. It can also be interpreted as 'they dared to measure' or 'they ventured to measure', where 'τόλμα' functions adverbially or as an internal accusative related to the act of measuring. It describes the act of assessing or quantifying the extent of one's audacity or daring.
Inflection: Imperfect Indicative, Active, Third Person Plural (for ἐμέτρουν); Singular, Accusative, Feminine (for τόλμαν)
Strong’s numbers: G5111 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3354 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 3:19
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΤΟΛΜΑ, ΜΕΤΡΕΩ, appear in our texts.
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