ΓΝΩΣΙΜΑΧΗΣΑΝΤΕΣ, γνωσιμαχησαντες
GNŌSIMACHĒSANTES, gnōsimachēsantes
Sounds Like: gno-see-MAH-khee-san-tes
Translations: having fought against knowledge, having resisted knowledge, having contended against knowledge
From the root: ΓΝΩΣΙΣ, ΜΑΧΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'gnosis' (knowledge) and 'machomai' (to fight). It describes someone who has actively fought against or resisted knowledge, truth, or understanding. It implies a deliberate opposition to what is known or ought to be known. It is used to describe those who have contended against divine decree or established truth.
Inflection: Aorist Active Participle, Nominative, Masculine, Plural
Strong’s numbers: G1108 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3164 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΓΝΩΣΙΣ, ΜΑΧΟΜΑΙ, appear in our texts.
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