ἘΔΕΙΛΩΘΗΣΑΝ, ἐδειλωθησαν
EDEILŌTHĒSAN, edeilōthēsan
Sounds Like: eh-day-LOH-thay-sahn
Translations: they were made timid, they were made cowardly, they became timid, they became cowardly
From the root: ΔΕΙΛΟΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes a state of becoming timid, fearful, or cowardly. It is used to indicate that a group of people experienced a sudden onset of fear or lost their courage, often in response to a threatening situation or revelation. It implies a passive experience, meaning they were made timid by circumstances or by others, rather than actively choosing to be so.
Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Passive, 3rd Person Plural
Strong’s number: G1169 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 1 Maccabees — 4:21
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΕΙΛΟΩ.
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.
- ΔΕΙΛΟΩ — to be cowardly, to be timid, to be fearful
- ΔΕΙΛΩΘΗ — be afraid, be cowardly, be terrified, be disheartened
- ΔΕΙΛΩΘΗΤΕ — be cowardly, be afraid, be fearful, show cowardice
- ΕΔΕΙΛΩΘΗΣΑΝ — they were made timid, they were made fearful, they became timid, they became fearful, they were terrified
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