ἘΠΙΤΗΔΕΥΣΑΣ, ἐπιτηδευσας
EPITĒDEUSAS, epitēdeusas
Sounds Like: eh-pee-tay-DEOO-sas
Translations: having practiced, having pursued, having studied, having contrived, having made a business of
From the root: ἘΠΙΤΗΔΕΥΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is an aorist active participle derived from the verb 'to practice' or 'to pursue'. It describes an action that has been completed in the past, indicating someone who has engaged in, pursued, or made a habit of a particular activity or way of life. It can refer to the diligent application of effort towards something, whether good or bad, or the contriving of a plan.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Participle, Nominative, Masculine, Singular
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.
- ἘΠΙΤΗΔΕΥΕΙΝ — to practice, to pursue, to make a practice of, to cultivate, to devote oneself to, to study, to busy oneself with
- ἘΠΙΤΗΔΕΥΣΙΣ — pursuit, practice, study, endeavor, occupation, a pursuit, a practice
- ἘΠΙΤΗΔΕΥΤΗΣ — practicer, follower, a practicer, a follower
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