ΓΛΙΧΗΤΑΙ, γλιχηται
GLICHĒTAI, glichētai
Sounds Like: gli-KHEE-tai
Translations: long for, desire, crave, yearn for
From the root: ΓΛΙΧΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to long for, desire, or crave something intensely. It describes a strong yearning or aspiration towards a person, object, or state. It is often used to express a deep emotional need or longing.
Inflection: Third Person Singular, Present Indicative, Middle Voice
Strong’s number: G1187 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 8 — 13:348
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΓΛΙΧΟΜΑΙ.
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.
- ΓΛΙΧΕΣΘΑΙ — to long for, to crave, to desire earnestly, to yearn for
- ΓΛΙΧΟΜΑΙ — to long for, to desire earnestly, to yearn, to crave
- ΓΛΙΧΟΜΕΝΟΝ — longing, desiring, craving, yearning, eager
- ΓΛΙΧΟΜΕΝΟΣ — longing, desiring, craving, yearning, striving, eager
- ΓΛΙΧΟΜΕΝΟΥΣ — longing for, eager for, desiring, those longing for, those eager for, those desiring
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