ΔΙΕΞΕΠΕΣΟΝ, διεξεπεσον
DIEXEPESON, diexepeson
Sounds Like: dee-eks-eh-PEH-son
Translations: they fell through, they escaped, they got through, they broke through
From the root: ΔΙΕΚΠΙΠΤΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb, formed from the prefixes διά (through), ἐκ (out of), and the verb πίπτω (to fall). It means to fall through, to escape, or to break through. It describes an action where someone or something passes through an obstacle or a difficult situation, often implying a successful passage or escape. In the given form, it refers to a past action performed by a group of people.
Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Active, 3rd Person Plural
Strong’s number: G1302 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 2:37
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΕΚΠΙΠΤΩ.
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.
- ΔΙΕΚΠΑΙΟΝΤΕΣ — passing through, escaping, breaking through, getting through, making one's way through
- ΔΙΕΚΠΕΣΟΜΕΝΟΙ — escaping, having escaped, breaking through, having broken through
- ΔΙΕΚΠΕΣΟΝΤΕΣ — having escaped through, having fallen through, having broken through, having passed through
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