ΧΙΑΖΩ, χιαζω
CHIAZŌ, chiazō
Sounds Like: khee-AH-zoh
Translations: to mark with a cross, to arrange crosswise, to make a chiasmus
From the root: ΧΙΑΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to mark something with the Greek letter 'chi' (Χ), which resembles a cross. It can also mean to arrange things in a crosswise or diagonal pattern. In rhetoric, it refers to the literary device known as chiasmus, where two or more clauses are balanced against each other by the reversal of their structures.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G5513 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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- ΚΕΧΙΑΣΘΑΙ — to be marked with a chi, to be arranged crosswise, to be marked with a cross, to be X-shaped
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