ἈΠΟΜΑΧΟΜΕΝΗΣ, ἀπομαχομενης
APOMACHOMENĒS, apomachomenēs
Sounds Like: ah-po-MAH-kho-meh-nays
Translations: (of) fighting off, (of) defending oneself, (of) resisting, (of) struggling against
From the root: ΑΠΟΜΑΧΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb, formed from 'ἀπό' (away from, from) and 'μάχομαι' (to fight). It means to fight off, to defend oneself, or to resist. It describes an action of struggling against something or someone, often in a defensive manner. It is used to indicate a continuous or ongoing action of resistance or defense.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Participle, Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G0000 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 6 — 14:331
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΠΟΜΑΧΟΜΑΙ.
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.
- ἈΠΕΜΑΧΟΝΤΟ — they were fighting back, they were resisting, they were defending themselves
- ἈΠΟΜΑΧΟΜΕΝΑΙ — fighting off, contending against, defending themselves
- ἈΠΟΜΑΧΟΜΕΝΟΝ — fighting back, defending oneself, resisting, contending
- ΑΠΟΜΑΧΟΜΑΙ — to fight off, to fight against, to resist
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