2001 Translation

CHEIMŌNOSĒLAUNEN, cheimōnosēlaunen

Sounds Like: khee-MOH-nos-AY-la-nen

Translations: of winter he was driving, of winter he was leading, of a storm he was driving, of a storm he was leading

From the root: ΧΕΙΜΩΝ, ΕΛΑΥΝΩ

Part of Speech: Noun, Verb

Explanation: This is a compound word formed by the genitive singular of the noun ΧΕΙΜΩΝ (cheimōn), meaning 'winter' or 'storm', and the imperfect indicative active third person singular of the verb ΕΛΑΥΝΩ (elaunō), meaning 'to drive' or 'to lead'. The combined meaning indicates an action of driving or leading that was ongoing in the past, specifically in relation to winter or a storm. For example, 'he was driving because of the winter' or 'he was leading through the storm'.

Inflection: ΧΕΙΜΩΝΟΣ: Singular, Genitive, Masculine; ἨΛΑΥΝΕΝ: Imperfect, Indicative, Active, 3rd Person Singular

Strong’s numbers: G5494 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1643 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book One — 18:21

From the same root

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