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Redirected from αδολεϲχει, replacing lunate sigma Ϲϲ with normal sigma Σσ/ς.

ΑΔΟΛΕΣΧΕΙ, αδολεσχει

ADOLESCHEI, adoleschei

Sounds Like: ah-doh-LES-khei

Translations: he talks idly, he prates, he babbles, he chatters, he talks foolishly, he talks at length

From the root: ΑΔΟΛΕΣΧΕΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word describes the act of talking idly, foolishly, or at excessive length, often without purpose or substance. It implies a tendency to prattle or babble. It is typically used in the third person singular, indicating that 'he' or 'she' is engaging in such talk.

Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, Third Person Singular

Strong’s number: G0009 (Lookup on BibleHub)


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Codex Sinaiticus

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΔΟΛΕΣΧΕΩ.

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.

  • ἈΔΟΛΕΣΧΗΣΩ — to babble, to chatter, to talk idly, to prate, to talk foolishly, to talk much, to meditate, to muse, to study
  • ΑΔΟΛΕΣΧΕΩ — to babble, to prate, to talk idly, to talk foolishly, to chatter
  • ΑΔΟΛΕΣΧΗΣΩ — I will babble, I will prate, I will talk idly, I will chatter, I will talk foolishly

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