2001 Translation

YPOKECHĒNE, ypokechēne

Sounds Like: hoo-po-keh-KHEE-neh

Translations: has gaped, is agape, is open-mouthed, is astonished

From the root: ΧΑΙΝΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word is the third person singular perfect passive indicative form of the verb 'χαίνω' (chaino), meaning 'to gape' or 'to be open-mouthed'. With the prefix 'ὑπό' (hypo), it intensifies the meaning to 'to gape wide open' or 'to be utterly astonished'. It describes a state of being wide open, often in astonishment or wonder.

Inflection: Perfect, Passive, Indicative, Third Person, Singular

Strong’s number: G5490 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book Seven — 8:32

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΧΑΙΝΩ.

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.

• ΚΕΧΗΝΕΝ — he has gaped, he has opened wide, he has yawned
• ΚΕΧΗΝΟΣ — gaping, open-mouthed, yawning, a gaping (thing)
• ΚΕΧΗΝΟΤΕΣ — gaping, open-mouthed, astonished, eager, having gaped, having opened the mouth

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