ἘΞΕΓΛΥΨΑΝ, ἐξεγλυψαν
EXEGLYPSAN, exeglypsan
Sounds Like: eks-EHG-lyp-san
Translations: they carved out, they engraved, they sculpted
From the root: ΕΚΓΛΥΦΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is the third person plural, aorist active indicative form of the verb ἐκγλύφω (ekglyphō). It is a compound verb formed from the preposition ἐκ (ek), meaning 'out of' or 'from', and the verb γλύφω (glyphō), meaning 'to carve' or 'to engrave'. Therefore, it means 'to carve out', 'to engrave', or 'to sculpt'. It describes the action of shaping or forming something by cutting or incising, often out of a material like stone or wood.
Inflection: Third Person, Plural, Aorist, Active, Indicative
Strong’s number: G1634 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 12 — 2:71
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