ΔΙΑΣΚΑΨΑΣ, διασκαψας
DIASKAPSAS, diaskapsas
Sounds Like: dee-as-KAP-sas
Translations: having dug through, having dug up, having undermined, having overthrown, having destroyed
From the root: ΔΙΑΣΚΑΠΤΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is an aorist active participle derived from the verb διασκάπτω (diaskaptō). It is a compound word formed from διά (dia), meaning 'through' or 'apart', and σκάπτω (skaptō), meaning 'to dig'. Therefore, it literally means 'to dig through' or 'to dig up'. In a broader sense, it can mean to undermine, overthrow, or destroy something by digging or by a similar action.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine, Aorist, Active, Participle
Strong’s number: G1289 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 13 — 10:281
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΑΣΚΑΠΤΩ.
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- ΔΙΑΣΚΑΠΤΩ — dig through, dig up, undermine, break through
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