AEDIFICET, aedificet
Sounds Like: eye-DIH-fih-ket
Translations: may he build, let him build, he should build, may he establish, let him establish, he should establish, may he edify, let him edify, he should edify
From the root: AEDIFICO
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the third-person singular present active subjunctive form of the verb 'aedifico'. It means 'to build', 'to construct', or 'to erect'. Figuratively, it can mean 'to establish', 'to strengthen', or 'to edify', referring to the building up of character or faith. In a sentence, it would express a wish, command, or possibility for a third-person singular subject (he/she/it) to perform the action of building or edifying.
Inflection: 3rd Person Singular, Present Tense, Active Voice, Subjunctive Mood
Instances
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians — 12:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, AEDIFICO.
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.
- AEDIFICATIS — you build, you are building, you do build, build!, having been built, for building, by building
- AEDIFICATUR — is built, is being built, is constructed, is erected
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