2001 Translation

Sounds Like: SOONT

Translations: they are, there are

From the root: ESSE

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: SUNT is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Latin verb 'esse', meaning 'to be'. It is used to indicate existence or to link a subject with a predicate, similar to 'they are' or 'there are' in English. For example, 'Homines sunt' means 'They are men' or 'There are men'.

Inflection: Third-person, Plural, Present, Indicative, Active

Instances

Josephus' Against Apion

• Book One — 5:62, 6:65, 6:67, 6:72, 6:78, 7:81, 7:87, 8:90, 8:97, 8:106, 8:107, 9:111
• Book Two — 5:62, 6:65, 6:67, 6:72, 6:78, 7:81, 7:87, 8:90, 8:97, 8:106, 8:107, 9:111

Polycarp of Smyrna

• Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians — 12:2, 13:2

The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables

• Parable 9 — 30:3, 30:4, 30:5, 31:1, 33:1, 33:3
• Parable 10 — 2:2, 2:3, 3:2

From the same root

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

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.

• ERAM — I was
• ERAT — was, he was, she was, it was, there was
• ERIT — will be, he will be, she will be, it will be
• ESSENT — they were, they might be, they would be
• ESTOTE — be, you all be
• FUERE — they were, they have been
• FUIT — was, has been

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