ἘΠΙΔΥΝΟΝΤΟΣ, ἐπιδυνοντος
EPIDYNONTOS, epidynontos
Sounds Like: eh-pee-DY-non-tos
Translations: (of) setting, (of) going down, (of) sinking
From the root: ΕΠΙΔΥΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word is a present active participle, meaning 'setting' or 'going down'. It describes an action that is currently happening or ongoing. It is often used in the genitive case, as it is here, to indicate the time when something happens, often translated as 'when X was setting' or 'at the setting of X'. It is a compound word formed from the preposition ἐπί (epi), meaning 'upon' or 'at', and the verb δύνω (dyno), meaning 'to sink' or 'to set'.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine, Present, Active, Participle
Strong’s number: G1931 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Joshua — 8:29
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΔΥΝΩ.
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- ΕΠΙΔΥΝΟΝΤΟΣ — (of) setting, (of) going down, (of) sinking
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