ἘΔΕΞΙΟΥΤΟ, ἐδεξιουτο
EDEXIOUTO, edexiouto
Sounds Like: eh-deh-KSEE-oo-toh
Translations: he was giving the right hand, he was greeting, he was welcoming, he was shaking hands
From the root: ΔΕΞΙΌΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is an inflected form of the verb 'dexioō', meaning 'to give the right hand' or 'to greet with the right hand'. It implies a gesture of welcome, friendship, or alliance. In this form, it describes an action that was ongoing or repeated in the past, performed by a single person. It can be used in contexts where someone is extending a welcome or showing approval to another.
Inflection: Imperfect, Indicative, Middle or Passive, 3rd Person Singular
Strong’s number: G1188 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 16:6
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΕΞΙΌΩ.
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.
- ἘΔΕΞΙΩΣΑΤΟ — he greeted, he welcomed, he gave the right hand to, he shook hands with
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