ΔΙΕΔΕΟΝ, διεδεον
DIEDEON, diedeon
Sounds Like: dee-eh-DEH-on
Translations: they were binding around, they were tying around, they were encircling
From the root: ΔΙΑΔΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition διά (dia), meaning 'through' or 'around', and the verb δέω (deo), meaning 'to bind' or 'to tie'. Therefore, it means 'to bind around' or 'to tie around'. It describes the action of securing something by wrapping a band or rope around it. It is used to describe an ongoing or repeated action in the past.
Inflection: 3rd Person, Plural, Imperfect, Active, Indicative
Strong’s number: G1210 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 8:62
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΑΔΕΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΔΙΑΔΕΩ — to bind around, to crown, to put on a crown, to encircle
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