ἈΝΤΙΠΑΡΕΛΚΩΜΕΘΑ, ἀντιπαρελκωμεθα
ANTIPARELKŌMETHA, antiparelkōmetha
Sounds Like: an-tee-par-EL-koh-me-tha
Translations: we may be dragged along against, we may be drawn along against
From the root: ἈΝΤΙΠΑΡΕΛΚΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from three parts: ἀντί (anti, 'against, instead of'), παρά (para, 'beside, alongside'), and ἕλκω (helkō, 'to drag, draw'). The word means to be dragged or drawn along in opposition or alongside something else. It implies a resistance or counter-action while being moved. It is used to describe a situation where one is pulled or influenced in a direction contrary to their will or in parallel with another force.
Inflection: First Person Plural, Present, Middle/Passive, Subjunctive
Instances
Pseudo Clement of Rome
- Clement’s Second Letter — 17:3
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ἈΝΤΙΠΑΡΕΛΚΩ, appear in our texts.
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