ἘΞΕΧΕΙΝ, ἐξεχειν
EXECHEIN, exechein
Sounds Like: eks-EKH-ayn
Translations: to stand out, to project, to excel, to be prominent, to be preeminent
From the root: ἘΞΕΧΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word means to stand out, project, or be prominent. It is often used to describe something that physically protrudes or extends beyond a surface, or metaphorically, to describe someone who excels or is preeminent among others. It is a compound word formed from the preposition ἐκ (ek), meaning 'out of', and ἔχω (echō), meaning 'to have' or 'to hold'.
Inflection: Present Active Infinitive
Strong’s number: G1839 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 19 — 6:307
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΞΕΧΩ.
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.
- ἘΞΕΙΧΕΝ — he was standing out, he was excelling, he was projecting
- ἘΞΕΙΧΟΝΤΟ — they stood out, they projected, they protruded, they excelled
- ἘΞΕΧΟΝ — projecting, prominent, standing out, a projecting part, a prominent part
- ἘΞΕΧΟΝΤΕΣ — prominent, outstanding, projecting, those who are prominent, the prominent ones
- ἘΞΕΧΟΝΤΟΣ — prominent, outstanding, projecting, eminent, distinguished, of prominence, of outstanding, of projecting
- ἘΞΕΧΩΝ — projecting, standing out, prominent, conspicuous
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