ἈΜΕΙΒΕΣΘΑΙ, ἀμειβεσθαι
AMEIBESTHAI, ameibesthai
Sounds Like: ah-MEI-bes-thai
Translations: to answer, to reply, to exchange, to requite, to return, to recompense
From the root: ἈΜΕΙΒΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb in the present middle/passive infinitive form. It means 'to answer' or 'to reply' when used in the context of speech. It can also mean 'to exchange' or 'to requite' when referring to actions or favors, implying a return or recompense for something received.
Inflection: Infinitive, Present, Middle or Passive Voice
Strong’s number: G0272 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 18:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΜΕΙΒΩ.
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.
- ἈΜΕΙΒΕΙΝ — to change, to exchange, to requite, to answer, to reply
- ἈΜΕΙΒΟΜΕΝΗ — replying, answering, exchanging, being exchanged, responding
- ἈΜΕΙΒΟΜΕΝΟΙ — exchanging, replying, requiting, answering, responding
- ἈΜΕΙΒΟΜΕΝΟΣ — exchanging, repaying, answering, succeeding, taking turns, changing
- ἈΜΕΙΨΑΣ — having exchanged, having requited, having repaid, having answered, having replied
- ἈΜΕΙΨΕΣΘΑΙ — to exchange, to requite, to repay, to return, to answer, to reply
- ἈΜΕΙΨΕΤΑΙ — he will answer, he will reply, he will exchange, he will requite
- ἨΜΕΙΨΑΝΤΟ — they answered, they replied, they exchanged, they requited
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