CESSENT, cessent
Sounds Like: KES-sent
Translations: let them cease, they should cease, they may cease, let them stop, they should stop, they may stop, let them delay, they should delay, they may delay, let them be idle, they should be idle, they may be idle
From the root: CESSO
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: CESSENT is the third-person plural present active subjunctive form of the verb CESSO. It means 'to cease', 'to stop', 'to delay', or 'to be idle'. As a subjunctive form, it often expresses a command, a wish, a possibility, or a purpose, particularly in subordinate clauses. For example, it could be used in a sentence like 'Ut non cessent' meaning 'that they may not cease' or 'let them not cease'.
Inflection: Third-person, Plural, Present, Active, Subjunctive
Instances
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 10 — 4:2
From the same root
No other words from the same root, CESSO, appear in our texts.
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