ἘΠΙΛΕΓΟΜΕΝΟΣ, ἐπιλεγομενος
EPILEGOMENOS, epilegomenos
Sounds Like: eh-pee-leh-GO-meh-nos
Translations: named, called, surnamed, chosen, a named, a called, a surnamed, a chosen
From the root: ἘΠΙΛΕΓΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is a present passive participle, meaning 'being named' or 'being called'. It is often used to introduce a surname, epithet, or a descriptive title for a person, indicating what they are known as or referred to. It can also imply being chosen or selected for a particular purpose.
Inflection: Present, Passive, Participle, Masculine, Singular, Nominative
Strong’s number: G1941 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Martyrdom of Polycarp — 6:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΠΙΛΕΓΩ.
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.
- ἘΠΕΙΠΕ — he said in addition, he added, he spoke, he said
- ἘΠΕΙΠΕΙΝ — to say in addition, to add, to say besides, to speak further
- ἘΠΙΛΕΓΩΝ — choosing, selecting, picking out, speaking in addition, saying in addition, adding
- ἘΠΙΛΕΛΕΓΜΕΝΑΙΣ — chosen, selected, picked out, elect
- ἘΠΙΛΕΞΑΝΤΑ — having chosen, having selected, having picked out, having gathered
- ἘΠΙΛΕΞΑΣ — having chosen, having selected, having picked out
- ἘΠΙΛΕΧΘΕΙΣΑ — chosen, selected, picked out
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