ἈΝΤΕΤΕΧΝΩΝΤΟ, ἀντετεχνωντο
ANTETECHNŌNTO, antetechnōnto
Sounds Like: an-te-TECH-non-toh
Translations: they used counter-artifice, they plotted against, they used skill against
From the root: ἈΝΤΙΤΕΧΝΑΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the act of using one's skill, cunning, or artifice against someone else, often in a defensive or retaliatory manner. It implies a strategic and skillful opposition, where one party employs their abilities to counteract or outmaneuver another. It is a compound word formed from 'ἀντί' (anti), meaning 'against', and 'τεχνάζω' (technazo), meaning 'to use art or skill'.
Inflection: Imperfect, Indicative, Middle/Passive, Third Person, Plural
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 14 — 16:474
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΝΤΙΤΕΧΝΑΖΩ.
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.
- ἈΝΤΙΤΕΧΝΑΣΑΜΕΝΗ — contriving in return, devising against, counter-plotting, scheming against
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