ΔΕΙΣΑΝΤΕΣΜΗ, δεισαντεσμη
DEISANTESMĒ, deisantesmē
Sounds Like: DEE-san-tes-MEE
Translations: fearing lest, having feared that...not
From the root: ΔΕΙΔΩ, ΜΗ
Part of Speech: Participle, Particle
Explanation: This is a compound expression formed by the aorist active participle of the verb 'ΔΕΙΔΩ' (to fear) and the negative particle 'ΜΗ' (lest, that...not). It is used to express the idea of 'fearing that something might happen' or 'having feared lest something should occur'. The participle 'ΔΕΙΣΑΝΤΕΣ' indicates an action completed before or at the same time as the main verb, and 'ΜΗ' introduces a clause expressing the object of the fear.
Inflection: Participle: Aorist, Active, Nominative, Masculine, Plural; Particle: Does not inflect
Strong’s numbers: G1167 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3361 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 7:161
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