ἈΝΤΙΜΗΧΑΝΩΜΕΝΟΝ, ἀντιμηχανωμενον
ANTIMĒCHANŌMENON, antimēchanōmenon
Sounds Like: an-tee-may-kha-NOH-meh-non
Translations: contriving against, counter-contriving, scheming against, devising against
From the root: ἈΝΤΙΜΗΧΑΝΑΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word is a compound participle, formed from the prefix ἀντί (anti), meaning 'against' or 'in opposition to', and the verb μηχανάομαι (mēchanaomai), meaning 'to contrive', 'to devise', or 'to scheme'. Therefore, it means 'contriving against' or 'scheming in opposition to'. It describes an action of devising plans or strategies to counteract or oppose someone or something.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Participle, Nominative or Accusative, Singular, Neuter
Strong’s number: G0000 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 19:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΝΤΙΜΗΧΑΝΑΟΜΑΙ.
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.
- ἈΝΤΙΜΗΧΑΝΗΣΑΙΤΟ — to devise against, to counter-contrive, to contrive in opposition, to plot against
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