2001 Translation

Sounds Like: deh-FIH-keh-rent

Translations: they might fail, they would fail, they should fail, they might be lacking, they would be lacking, they should be lacking, they might revolt, they would revolt, they should revolt

From the root: DEFICIO

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This is the third person plural imperfect active subjunctive form of the verb 'deficio'. It is a compound verb formed from 'de-' (down, away from) and 'facio' (to make, to do). The verb 'deficio' generally means to fail, to be lacking, to give out, or to revolt. In the subjunctive mood, it expresses potential, hypothetical, or desired actions, often in subordinate clauses.

Inflection: Third Person, Plural, Imperfect, Active, Subjunctive

Instances

Josephus' Against Apion

• Book One — 5:53
• Book Two — 5:53

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, DEFICIO.

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.

• DEFICIO — fail, lack, be wanting, revolt, abandon, faint, disappear, cease, die, be eclipsed
• DEFUIT — lacked, failed, was wanting, was absent, fell short

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