ΔΙΑΒΑΛΛΟΝΤΕΣἘΛΑΜΒΑΝΟΝ, διαβαλλοντεσἐλαμβανον
DIABALLONTESELAMBANON, diaballonteselambanon
Sounds Like: dee-ah-BAL-lon-tes-eh-LAM-bah-non
Translations: slandering, accusing, receiving, taking, obtaining, they were slandering and receiving, they were accusing and taking
From the root: ΔΙΑΒΑΛΛΩ, ΛΑΜΒΑΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound of two words: the present active participle of διαβάλλω (diaballō) and the imperfect active indicative of λαμβάνω (lambanō). The first part, διαβάλλοντες, means 'slandering' or 'accusing' and functions as a substantive, referring to 'those who were slandering' or 'the accusers'. The second part, ἐλάμβανον, means 'they were receiving' or 'they were taking'. Together, the phrase describes a continuous action in the past where individuals were engaged in both slandering/accusing and receiving/taking something as a result.
Inflection: ΔΙΑΒΑΛΛΟΝΤΕΣ: Plural, Nominative, Masculine, Present, Active, Participle. ἘΛΑΜΒΑΝΟΝ: Plural, Third Person, Imperfect, Active, Indicative.
Strong’s numbers: G1225 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2983 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 24:3
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