ΑΥ̓ΤΟΝὨΟΝΤΟ, αὐτονὠοντο
AUTONŌONTO, autonōonto
Sounds Like: ow-toh-NOH-on-toh
Translations: they were thinking for themselves, they were being autonomous, they were self-governing
From the root: ΑΥ̓ΤΟΝΟΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a verb in the imperfect middle/passive indicative, third person plural. It describes a continuous or repeated action in the past where the subjects were thinking for themselves, acting autonomously, or governing themselves. It implies a state of self-determination or independence.
Inflection: Imperfect, Middle/Passive, Indicative, Third Person, Plural
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 7:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΥ̓ΤΟΝΟΕΩ.
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.
- ΑΥ̓ΤΟΝΟἸΟΝΤΑΙ — they think for themselves, they are self-governing, they are independent, they are autonomous
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