ἘΠΙΤΗΡΗΣΑΝΤΕΣ, ἐπιτηρησαντες
EPITĒRĒSANTES, epitērēsantes
Sounds Like: ep-ee-tay-RAY-san-tes
Translations: watching, observing, lying in wait for, keeping an eye on, spying on
From the root: ἘΠΙΤΗΡΈΩ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word describes the action of carefully watching or observing someone or something, often with a specific purpose, such as to lie in wait, to spy, or to keep a close eye on. It implies a focused and often cautious or even hostile observation. It is a compound word formed from the preposition ἘΠΙ (upon) and the verb ΤΗΡΈΩ (to watch, guard).
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Masculine, Nominative, Plural
Strong’s number: G2078 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 6:37
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
- The Life of Flavius Josephus — 26:126
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ἘΠΙΤΗΡΈΩ, appear in our texts.
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