ἈΦΕΙΣΚΑΤΙΕΝΑΙ, ἀφεισκατιεναι
APHEISKATIENAI, apheiskatienai
Sounds Like: ah-feh-ee-skah-tee-EH-nah-ee
Translations: to let go down, to allow to go down, to send down, to dismiss, to release
From the root: ΑΦΙΗΜ, ΚΑΤΑ, ΕΙΜΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the prefix ἀφ- (from ἀπό 'from, away from'), the preposition κατά ('down, against'), and the verb ἵημι ('to send, to let go'). The combination implies sending or letting something go downwards or away. It can mean to dismiss, to release, or to allow someone or something to go down.
Inflection: Infinitive, Aorist, Active
Strong’s numbers: G0863 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2596 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1510 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 23:3
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΑΦΙΗΜ, ΚΑΤΑ, ΕΙΜΙ, appear in our texts.
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