ΒΕΛΩΝΥΠΟΠΤΗΞΑΣ, βελωνυποπτηξας
BELŌNYPOPTĒXAS, belōnypoptēxas
Sounds Like: beh-LOH-nee-poo-PTEEK-sas
Translations: cowering under arrows, shrinking from darts, having cowered under arrows
From the root: ΒΕΛΟΣ, ΥΠΟ, ΠΤΗΣΣΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'arrow' (βέλος), 'under' (ὑπό), and 'to cower' (πτήσσω). It describes someone who has cowered or shrunk back under a barrage of arrows or darts. It implies a reaction of fear or avoidance in the face of projectile weapons.
Inflection: Aorist Active Participle, Nominative, Masculine, Singular
Strong’s numbers: G0956 (Lookup on BibleHub), G5259 (Lookup on BibleHub), G4422 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 1:34
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΒΕΛΟΣ, ΥΠΟ, ΠΤΗΣΣΩ, appear in our texts.
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