ἘΞΑΦΙΗΣΙ, ἐξαφιησι
EXAPHIĒSI, exaphiēsi
Sounds Like: eks-ah-FEE-ay-see
Translations: to send forth, to let go, to release, to dismiss, to emit
From the root: ΕΞΑΦΙΗΜΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the prefix ἐξ- (ex-), meaning 'out of' or 'from', and the verb ἀφίημι (aphiēmi), meaning 'to send away' or 'to let go'. Therefore, it means to send something out, to release it, or to let it go completely. It can be used in various contexts, such as releasing prisoners, sending out a messenger, or emitting a sound or light.
Inflection: Present Indicative, Active, Third Person Singular
Strong’s number: G1620 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 8 — 14:376
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΞΑΦΙΗΜΙ.
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.
- ἘΞΑΦΕΙΝΑΙ — to let go, to release, to send away, to dismiss, to set free, to allow, to permit
- ἘΞΑΦΙΗΣΙΝ — let go, send forth, release, dismiss, send out
- ἘΞΑΦΙΩΝΤΑΙ — they may be sent forth, they may be released, they may let go, they may be discharged
- ἘΞΗΦΙΕΤΟ — he was being released, he was acquitted, he was dismissed, he was letting go, he was sending forth
- ΕΞΑΦΕΙΝΑΙ — to send away, to let go, to dismiss, to release, to forgive
- ΕΞΑΦΙΗΣΙ — sends forth, sends out, lets go, releases, emits
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