ἘΠΕΙΓΟΙΝΤΟ, ἐπειγοιντο
EPEIGOINTO, epeigointo
Sounds Like: eh-PEY-goyn-toh
Translations: they were hastening, they were hurrying, they might hasten, they might hurry, they were urgent, they might be urgent
From the root: ἘΠΕΙΓΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning to hasten, to hurry, or to be urgent. It describes an action of moving quickly or with a sense of urgency. It can also imply being eager or pressing forward. The form provided indicates a past action or a potential action by a group of people.
Inflection: Third Person Plural, Imperfect, Middle/Passive, Indicative or Optative
Strong’s number: G1893 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 17 — 9:245
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΠΕΙΓΩ.
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.
- ἘΠΕΙΓΕΣΘΑΙ — to hasten, to hurry, to be urgent, to press on, to be eager
- ἘΠΕΙΓΟΝ — urgent, pressing, necessary, a necessity, a matter of urgency
- ἨΠΕΙΓΕΝ — was urgent, was pressing, was hastening, was urging, was in a hurry
- ἨΠΕΙΓΜΕΝΟΣ — hastening, being urgent, being in a hurry, being pressed, being driven, being impelled
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