ἘΚΜΕΛΑΙΝΟΝΤΑΙ, ἐκμελαινονται
EKMELAINONTAI, ekmelainontai
Sounds Like: ek-MEH-lai-non-tai
Translations: they are blackened, they become black, they are made black
From the root: ΜΕΛΑΙΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the prefix 'ἐκ-' (ek-), meaning 'out of' or 'from', and the verb 'μελαίνω' (melainō), meaning 'to blacken' or 'to make black'. The verb describes the process of something becoming black or being blackened. It is used to indicate a change in color, specifically to a dark or black hue.
Inflection: Present, Indicative, Middle/Passive, Third Person, Plural
Strong’s number: G3189 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 4:28
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΕΛΑΙΝΩ.
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.
- ΜΕΛΑΙΝΕΙΝ — to blacken, to make black, to darken
- ΜΕΛΑΙΝΟΜΕΝΟΝ — being blackened, becoming black, being darkened, becoming dark
- ΜΕΛΑΙΝΟΝΤΑ — blackening, making black, darkening
- ΜΕΛΑΙΝΩ — to blacken, to make black, to become black
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