CIRCUMASTANTIBUS, circumastantibus
Sounds Like: kir-koo-mah-STAN-tee-boos
Translations: (to) those standing around, (for) those standing around, (by) those standing around, (with) those standing around, (from) those standing around, (to) bystanders, (for) bystanders, (by) bystanders, (with) bystanders, (from) bystanders
From the root: CIRCUMSTO
Part of Speech: Participle, Noun
Explanation: This word is the dative or ablative plural of the present participle of the verb 'circumsto', meaning 'to stand around' or 'to surround'. When used as a noun, it refers to 'bystanders' or 'those standing around'. It describes people who are present in the vicinity of an event or person.
Inflection: Plural, Dative or Ablative, All genders
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, CIRCUMSTO.
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- CIRCUMSTO — stand around, surround, encompass, beset, hem in
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