ἘΘΝΟΥΣΜΕΤΕΝΕΓΚΕΙΝ, ἐθνουσμετενεγκειν
ETHNOUSMETENEGKEIN, ethnousmetenegkein
Sounds Like: eth-NOOS-meh-teh-NENG-kain
Translations: to transfer a nation, to remove a people, to carry over a race
From the root: ΕΘΝΟΣ, ΜΕΤΑΦΕΡΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound of the genitive singular of ἔθνος (ethnos), meaning 'nation' or 'people', and the aorist infinitive of μεταφέρω (metapherō), meaning 'to transfer' or 'to remove'. Therefore, it means 'to transfer a nation' or 'to remove a people'. It describes the act of moving an entire group of people from one place to another. This form would typically be used in a sentence where the action of transferring a nation is the subject or object of another verb.
Inflection: Aorist, Infinitive, Active Voice (from μεταφέρω); Genitive, Singular (from ἔθνος)
Strong’s numbers: G1484 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3346 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 4:38
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΕΘΝΟΣ, ΜΕΤΑΦΕΡΩ, appear in our texts.
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