ἘΝΕΧΕΙΝ, ἐνεχειν
ENECHEIN, enechein
Sounds Like: en-E-khein
Translations: to hold in, to be angry with, to be hostile towards, to press hard, to ensnare
From the root: ΕΝΕΧΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition ΕΝ (in) and the verb ΕΧΩ (to have, to hold). It can mean to hold someone or something in, to be entangled or ensnared, or to hold a grudge against someone, implying hostility or anger. It is often used to describe a state of being pressed hard or being under attack, either physically or verbally.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G1758 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 16 — 7:214
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Luke — 11:53
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΝΕΧΩ.
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.
- ἘΝΕΙΧΕΝ — was hostile, had a grudge, was angry, held fast, was entangled, was caught
- ἘΝΕΣΧΗΜΕΝΟΙ — held, entangled, caught, involved, ensnared, held fast, bound
- ἘΝΕΣΧΗΤΑΙ — is held, has been held, is entangled, has been entangled, is involved, has been involved
- ἘΝΕΧΕΙ — hold in, hold fast, be entangled, be urgent, bear a grudge, be hostile
- ἘΝΕΧΕΣΘΑΙ — to be held, to be entangled, to be caught, to be held fast, to be subject to, to be liable to
- ἘΝΕΧΕΣΘΕ — be entangled, be held, be caught, be subject, be involved
- ἘΝΕΧΟΜΕΝΩΝ — being held, being entangled, being caught, being subject, being indebted, being involved
- ΕΝΕΙΧΕΝ — was set against, had a grudge against, was hostile to, was enraged at, was incensed at
- ΕΝΕΧΕΣΘΕ — you are held, you are entangled, you are caught, you are restrained, you are subject, you are indebted
- ΕΝΕΧΙΝ — to hold a grudge, to be enraged, to be incensed, to be hostile, to be set against, to be entangled, to be held, to be caught
- ΕΝΕΧΩ — to hold in, to hold fast, to hold a grudge against, to be entangled in, to be subject to, to be liable to
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