2001 Translation

Sounds Like: SOO-mens

Translations: taking, assuming, receiving, undertaking, seizing, choosing

From the root: SUMO

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: SUMENS is the present active participle of the Latin verb SUMO. It describes an action that is happening concurrently with the main verb of the sentence. It can function adjectivally, modifying a noun (e.g., 'the man taking'), or adverbially, describing the manner or circumstance of an action (e.g., 'taking courage, he spoke'). It implies the act of picking up, acquiring, or undertaking something.

Inflection: Present Participle, Active, Nominative Singular, Masculine, Feminine, or Neuter

Instances

Josephus' Against Apion

• Book One — 7:88
• Book Two — 7:88

From the same root

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

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.

• SUMO — I take, I pick up, I assume, I undertake, I begin, I choose, I exact, I obtain, I put on, I apply
• SUMUNT — they take, they assume, they undertake, they seize, they pick up

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