2001 Translation

Sounds Like: noh-KEN-tem

Translations: harming, injuring, guilty, a guilty one, an injurious one

From the root: NOCEO

Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun

Explanation: NOCENTEM is the accusative singular form of the present participle of the verb NOCEO, meaning 'to harm' or 'to injure'. As an adjective, it describes something or someone that is harming or injurious. As a noun, it refers to a person who is guilty or causing harm, often translated as 'a guilty one' or 'a culprit'. It is used to describe the direct object of a verb.

Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Masculine or Feminine

Instances

Josephus' Against Apion

• Book One — 5:58
• Book Two — 5:58

From the same root

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

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.

• NOCEO — I harm, I hurt, I injure, I damage, I do mischief
• NOCERET — would harm, might harm, should harm, would injure, might injure, should injure, would hurt, might hurt, should hurt

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