ΔΕΣΜΩΤΗΡΙΩΝἘΚΦΕΥΓΟΝΤΕΣ, δεσμωτηριωνἐκφευγοντες
DESMŌTĒRIŌNEKPHEUGONTES, desmōtēriōnekpheugontes
Sounds Like: des-moh-tay-REE-ohn ek-FEF-gon-tes
Translations: of prisons, of dungeons, escaping, fleeing out of, escaping from
From the root: ΔΕΣΜΩΤΗΡΙΟΝ, ΕΚΦΕΥΓΩ
Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from the genitive plural of the noun 'ΔΕΣΜΩΤΗΡΙΟΝ' (desmōtērion), meaning 'prison' or 'dungeon', and the present active participle of the verb 'ΕΚΦΕΥΓΩ' (ekpheugō), meaning 'to flee out of' or 'to escape'. Together, it describes individuals who are in the act of escaping from prisons or dungeons. It would be used in a sentence to refer to people who are fleeing from confinement.
Inflection: ΔΕΣΜΩΤΗΡΙΩΝ: Plural, Genitive, Neuter. ΕΚΦΕΥΓΟΝΤΕΣ: Plural, Nominative, Masculine, Present Active Participle.
Strong’s numbers: G1203 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1627 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 10:8
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΔΕΣΜΩΤΗΡΙΟΝ, ΕΚΦΕΥΓΩ, appear in our texts.
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