ἘΝΕΧΩΝΤΑΙ, ἐνεχωνται
ENECHŌNTAI, enechōntai
Sounds Like: en-E-khon-tai
Translations: they may be held, they may be entangled, they may be held liable, they may be subject to
From the root: ἘΝΕΧΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word means to be held, to be entangled, or to be held liable. It is used to describe a state where someone or something is caught, bound, or made subject to something, often with negative connotations of being trapped or incurring a penalty. It is a passive form, indicating that the subject is receiving the action.
Inflection: Present, Passive, Subjunctive, 3rd Person Plural
Strong’s number: G1758 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 28:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΝΕΧΩ.
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.
- ἘΝΕΙΧΕΤΟ — was held, was entangled, was caught, was bound, was held fast, was involved
- ἘΝΕΙΧΟΝ — they were holding in, they were holding fast, they were containing, they were bearing a grudge, they were pressing hard, they were being involved in
- ἘΝΕΚΟΤΕΙ — was holding a grudge, was bearing a grudge, was angry with, was entangled in, was held by
- ἘΝΕΧΕΤΑΙ — is held, is entangled, is caught, is restrained, is held fast, is in danger
- ἘΝΕΧΟΜΕΝΟΝ — held, entangled, involved, held fast, caught, subject to, liable to, bound by
- ἘΝΕΧΟΝΤΑΙ — are held, are entangled, are liable, are subject to, are caught
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