ἈΝΗΚΕΙΝ, ἀνηκειν
ANĒKEIN, anēkein
Sounds Like: an-EE-kain
Translations: to belong, to pertain, to be fitting, to be proper, to be suitable
From the root: ἈΝΗΚΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the present active infinitive form of the verb ἀνήκω. It is a compound word formed from ἀνά (ana, meaning 'up' or 'back') and ἥκω (heko, meaning 'to have come' or 'to have arrived'). It generally means 'to belong to' or 'to pertain to' something, indicating a relationship of ownership or relevance. It can also mean 'to be fitting' or 'to be proper', suggesting what is appropriate or suitable in a given situation.
Inflection: Infinitive, Present, Active
Strong’s number: G0433 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 1 Maccabees — 10:42
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΝΗΚΩ.
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.
- ἈΝΗΚΑΝ — they pertained, they were fitting, they were due, they were proper
- ἈΝΗΚΕΙ — belongs, pertains, is proper, is fitting
- ἈΝΗΚΟΝ — belonging, pertaining, proper, fitting, suitable, a thing belonging, that which belongs
- ἈΝΗΚΟΝΤΑΣ — unfitting, improper, not belonging, not fitting, indecent, that which is not fitting
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