ἘΠΙΒΡΙΣΑΝΤΩΝ, ἐπιβρισαντων
EPIBRISANTŌN, epibrisantōn
Sounds Like: eh-pee-BREE-san-ton
Translations: having pressed upon, having fallen upon, having rushed upon, having burst forth upon
From the root: ΕΠΙΒΡΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb, formed from the preposition ἐπί (epi), meaning 'upon' or 'on', and the verb βρίζω (brizō), which means 'to be heavy', 'to weigh down', or 'to press'. As a whole, ἐπιβρίζω means 'to press upon', 'to fall upon', or 'to rush upon' with force or weight. It describes an action of forceful impact or sudden, heavy movement towards something or someone. In the provided example, it describes men pressing forward or rushing upon something.
Inflection: Aorist Active Participle, Genitive, Masculine, Plural
Strong’s number: G1901 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 7:85
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΒΡΙΖΩ.
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- ΕΠΙΒΡΙΖΩ — to chide, to rebuke, to scold, to upbraid
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