ἘΠΙΤΗΔΕΥΕΙΝ, ἐπιτηδευειν
EPITĒDEUEIN, epitēdeuein
Sounds Like: ep-ee-tay-DEH-oo-ein
Translations: to practice, to pursue, to make a practice of, to cultivate, to devote oneself to, to study, to busy oneself with
From the root: ἘΠΙΤΗΔΕΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the act of practicing, pursuing, or cultivating something, often with diligence or devotion. It implies making something a regular habit or a deliberate course of action. It can be used to describe someone who busies themselves with a particular activity or studies a subject.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G2038 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΠΙΤΗΔΕΥΩ.
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.
- ἘΠΙΤΗΔΕΥΣΑΣ — having practiced, having pursued, having studied, having contrived, having made a business of
- ἘΠΙΤΗΔΕΥΣΙΣ — pursuit, practice, study, endeavor, occupation, a pursuit, a practice
- ἘΠΙΤΗΔΕΥΤΗΣ — practicer, follower, a practicer, a follower
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