ΔΙΗΡΚΟΥΝ, διηρκουν
DIĒRKOUN, diērkoun
Sounds Like: dee-EER-koon
Translations: they were lasting, they were enduring, they were sufficient, they were enough
From the root: ΔΙΑΡΚΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a verb meaning to last, endure, or be sufficient. It is a compound word formed from the preposition διά (dia), meaning 'through' or 'throughout', and the verb ἀρκέω (arkeō), meaning 'to be sufficient' or 'to suffice'. Thus, it conveys the idea of being sufficient throughout a period or for a purpose. It is often used to describe something that continues or holds out over time, or that meets a requirement.
Inflection: Imperfect, Active, Indicative, 3rd Person Plural
Strong’s number: G1301 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 12:28
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΑΡΚΕΩ.
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.
- ΔΙΑΡΚΕΙΝ — to last, to suffice, to endure, to be sufficient, to continue
- ΔΙΑΡΚΕΣΑΙ — to last, to endure, to continue, to suffice, to be sufficient
- ΔΙΑΡΚΕΩ — to last, to endure, to continue, to suffice, to be sufficient
- ΔΙΑΡΚΟΥΜΕΝΟΙ — having enough, being sufficient, being sustained, being endured
- ΔΙΑΡΚΟΥΜΕΝΟΥΣ — enduring, lasting, continuing, sufficient, having enough, being supplied
- ΔΙΑΡΚΟΥΜΕΝΩΝ — (of) enduring, (of) lasting, (of) continuing, (of) sufficient
- ΔΙΑΡΚΟΥΝΤΩΣ — sufficiently, continually, enduringly, adequately
- ΔΙΑΡΚΟΥΣ — enduring, lasting, continuing, sufficient
- ΔΙΗΡΚΕΣΑΝ — endured, lasted, continued, persevered
- ΔΙΗΡΚΕΣΕΝ — it endured, it lasted, it continued
- ΔΙΗΡΚΕΣΘΗ — endured, continued, lasted, persisted
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