ἈΦΗΝΙΑΖΟΝΤΕΣἈΛΛΗΛΩΝ, ἀφηνιαζοντεσἀλληλων
APHĒNIAZONTESALLĒLŌN, aphēniazontesallēlōn
Sounds Like: ah-fay-nee-AH-zon-tes-al-LAY-lohn
Translations: kicking over the traces of one another, being unruly toward one another, rebelling against one another
From the root: ἈΦΗΝΙΑΖΩ, ἈΛΛΗΛΩΝ
Part of Speech: Participle, Pronoun
Explanation: This is a compound phrase formed by a participle and a reciprocal pronoun. The first part, ἀφηνιάζοντες (apheniazontes), is a present active participle meaning 'kicking over the traces' or 'being unruly,' often used metaphorically of a horse throwing off its bridle. The second part, ἀλλήλων (allēlōn), is a reciprocal pronoun meaning 'of one another' or 'of each other.' Together, the phrase describes individuals or groups who are acting rebelliously or becoming unruly in their relationship with each other, like horses that refuse to be controlled by one another.
Inflection: Present Active Participle, Nominative, Masculine, Plural (for ἀφηνιάζοντες); Genitive, Plural (for ἀλλήλων)
Strong’s numbers: G0868 (Lookup on BibleHub), G240 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 3:12
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ἈΦΗΝΙΑΖΩ, ἈΛΛΗΛΩΝ, appear in our texts.
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