ETENIM, etenim
Sounds Like: EH-teh-nim
Translations: for indeed, for truly, because, and indeed
From the root: ETENIM
Part of Speech: Conjunction
Explanation: Etenim is a Latin conjunction used to introduce a reason, explanation, or confirmation for a preceding statement. It emphasizes the truth or certainty of what follows, often translated as 'for indeed' or 'because'. It can also serve to add emphasis, meaning 'and indeed' or 'even'.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians — 11:3
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 9 — 31:1
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ETENIM, appear in our texts.
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