ἈΠΟΚΕΝΤΗΣΙΝ, ἀποκεντησιν
APOKENTĒSIN, apokentēsin
Sounds Like: ah-po-KEN-tay-sin
Translations: piercing, a piercing, thrusting, a thrusting, impaling, an impaling
From the root: ΑΠΟΚΕΝΤΗΣΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of piercing, thrusting, or impaling something. It describes a forceful action involving a sharp object entering or passing through another object. It is a compound word formed from 'ἀπό' (away from, from) and 'κεντέω' (to prick, to sting, to pierce).
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Hosea — 9:13
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΠΟΚΕΝΤΗΣΙΣ.
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.
- ἈΠΟΚΕΝΤΗΣΙΣ — a piercing, a pricking, a stinging, a puncture
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