ἘΚΚΥΚΛΕΙ, ἐκκυκλει
EKKYKLEI, ekkyklei
Sounds Like: ek-KOO-klee
Translations: brings out, displays, revolves, rolls out
From the root: ΕΚΚΥΚΛΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning to bring out, display, or revolve. It is often used in the context of a theatrical device called an 'ekkuklema' (or 'eccyclema'), which was a platform rolled out from behind the skene (stage building) to display a scene that had occurred indoors, such as a murder or a tableau. Thus, it implies revealing something that was previously hidden or bringing something into public view.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, Third Person Singular
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 7:20
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΚΚΥΚΛΕΩ.
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.
- ἘΚΚΥΚΛΗΣΩ — I will wheel out, I will bring out on an eccyclema, I will display
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