ΧΗΖΕΙΝ, χηζειν
CHĒZEIN, chēzein
Sounds Like: KHE-zane
Translations: to defecate, to void excrement
From the root: ΧΕΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning 'to defecate' or 'to void excrement'. It is used to describe the act of expelling waste from the body. In this form, it is an infinitive, meaning 'to defecate'.
Inflection: Infinitive, Present, Active
Strong’s number: G5493 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 1 Chronicles — 24:14
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΧΕΖΩ.
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.
- ΧΕΣΘΑΙ — to defecate, to void excrement
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