ἈΝΤΕΠΕΞΗΓΕ, ἀντεπεξηγε
ANTEPEXĒGE, antepexēge
Sounds Like: an-tep-eks-ay-GEH-geh
Translations: he explained in turn, he explained in reply, he explained in opposition
From the root: ΑΝΤΕΠΕΞΗΓΕΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the third person singular, imperfect active indicative form of the verb ἀντεπεξηγέομαι (antephexēgeomai). It is a compound verb formed from ἀντί (anti, "against, in return"), ἐπί (epi, "upon, in addition"), ἐξ (ex, "out of"), and ἡγέομαι (hēgeomai, "to lead, to explain"). The verb means to explain in response or in opposition to something previously stated, or to provide a counter-explanation. It describes an action where someone offers an explanation that is either a reply to an earlier statement or a clarification that goes against a previous understanding.
Inflection: Third Person, Singular, Imperfect, Active, Indicative
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 8 — 14:382
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΝΤΕΠΕΞΗΓΕΟΜΑΙ.
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.
- ΑΝΤΕΠΕΞΗΓΕ — to explain in return, to explain against, to explain in opposition
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