ΑΛΙΣΘΗΤΕ, αλισθητε
ALISTHĒTE, alisthēte
Sounds Like: hah-lis-THEE-teh
Translations: be salted, be seasoned, be preserved
From the root: ΑΛΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is an inflected form of the verb 'halizō', meaning 'to salt' or 'to be salted'. It is used in a figurative sense to mean 'to be seasoned' or 'to be preserved'. It implies a state of being made pure, incorruptible, or wise, often with a preserving or purifying effect.
Inflection: Second Person Plural, Aorist, Passive, Imperative
Strong’s number: G0251 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Magnesians — 10:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΛΙΖΩ.
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.
- ΑΛΙΖΩ — salt, to salt, to season with salt
- ΑΛΙΣΘΗΣΕΤΑΙ — will be salted, will be seasoned with salt
- ΗΛΙΣ — you were salted, you were seasoned with salt
- ΗΛΙΣΘΗΣ — you were salted, you were seasoned with salt
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