ἈΠΗΩΡΕΙ, ἀπηωρει
APĒŌREI, apēōrei
Sounds Like: ah-pay-OH-ray
Translations: he was hanging, he was suspended, he was kept in suspense, he was held in doubt
From the root: ἈΠΑΙΩΡΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition ἀπό (apo), meaning 'from' or 'away from', and the verb αἰωρέω (aiōreō), meaning 'to lift up', 'to suspend', or 'to hang'. The word describes the action of being suspended or hanging, often implying a state of being held in uncertainty or doubt, as if one is hanging in the air without firm ground. It is used to describe someone being kept in suspense or doubt about a matter.
Inflection: Imperfect, Active, Indicative, 3rd Person Singular
Strong’s number: G0520 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 11 — 6:234
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΠΑΙΩΡΕΩ.
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- ἈΠΑΙΩΡΟΥΜΕΝΟΥΣ — hanging, suspended, being suspended
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