ἘΠΟΙΟΥΝΑΥ̓ΤΟ, ἐποιουναὐτο
EPOIOUNAUTO, epoiounauto
Sounds Like: eh-POY-oo-nah-TOO
Translations: they were doing it, they were making it, they were performing it
From the root: ΠΟΙΕΩ, ΑΥ̓ΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Verb, Pronoun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from the imperfect active indicative of the verb ποιέω (poieō), meaning 'to do' or 'to make', and the accusative neuter singular pronoun αὐτός (autos), meaning 'it'. Thus, it translates to 'they were doing it' or 'they were making it'. It describes an ongoing action in the past performed by a group of people upon an object.
Inflection: Verb: Imperfect, Active, Indicative, 3rd Person Plural; Pronoun: Accusative, Neuter, Singular
Strong’s numbers: G4160 (Lookup on BibleHub), G846 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 8:63
From the same root
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