ΩΣΠΕΡἈΝΤΙΠΟΙΟΥΜΕΝΗΣ, ωσπερἀντιποιουμενης
ŌSPERANTIPOIOUMENĒS, ōsperantipoioumenēs
Sounds Like: OH-sper-an-tee-poy-oo-MEH-nays
Translations: as if claiming, as if laying claim to, as if asserting a right to
From the root: ΩΣΠΕΡ, ΑΝΤΙΠΟΙΕΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'ὥσπερ' (hōsper), meaning 'just as, as if', and a form of 'ἀντιποιέω' (antipoiéō), meaning 'to claim, to lay claim to, to assert a right to'. The word describes an action or state of being as if someone or something is asserting a right or making a claim. It implies a hypothetical or comparative situation where a claim is being made.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine, Present, Middle/Passive Voice
Strong’s numbers: G5618 (Lookup on BibleHub), G483 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 10:57
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΩΣΠΕΡ, ΑΝΤΙΠΟΙΕΩ, appear in our texts.
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