ΥΠΕΡΕΙΧΟΝἈΠΟΝΟΙΑ, υπερειχονἀπονοια
YPEREICHONAPONOIA, ypereichonaponoia
Sounds Like: hoo-per-EH-khon ah-POH-noy-ah
Translations: they excelled in madness, they were superior in madness, they were preeminent in madness
From the root: ΥΠΕΡΕΧΩ, ΑΠΟΝΟΙΑ
Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
Explanation: This appears to be a compound of two Koine Greek words, 'ὑπερεῖχον' (hypereichon) and 'ἀπόνοια' (aponoia), written together without a space, which is unusual for Koine Greek and suggests a potential transcription error or a very close conceptual link. 'Ὑπερεῖχον' is the imperfect active indicative, third person plural (or first person singular) of the verb 'ὑπερέχω', meaning 'to excel', 'to surpass', or 'to be superior'. 'Ἀπόνοια' is a noun meaning 'madness', 'despair', or 'recklessness'. When combined, it would describe a state where someone 'excelled in madness' or 'was superior in recklessness'. It describes a situation where a group (or an individual, if 1st person singular) demonstrated an extreme degree of madness or recklessness.
Inflection: ΥΠΕΡΕΙΧΟΝ: Imperfect, Active, Indicative, 3rd Person Plural (or 1st Person Singular); ΑΠΟΝΟΙΑ: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s numbers: G5242 (Lookup on BibleHub), G657 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Unknown: Yes
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 6:40
From the same root
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