ἘΡΗΜΟΝΚΑΤΑΛΑΒΩΝ, ἐρημονκαταλαβων
ERĒMONKATALABŌN, erēmonkatalabōn
Sounds Like: eh-REH-mon-kah-tah-lah-BOHN
Translations: having found desolate, having found empty, having taken possession of a deserted place
From the root: ἘΡΗΜΟΣ, ΚΑΤΑΛΑΜΒΑΝΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'ἔρημος' (erēmos), meaning 'deserted' or 'empty', and 'καταλαμβάνω' (katalambanō), meaning 'to seize', 'to find', or 'to overtake'. The combined meaning is 'having found desolate' or 'having taken possession of a deserted place'. It describes the action of encountering or taking control of a place that is empty or uninhabited.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Masculine, Singular, Nominative
Strong’s numbers: G2048 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2638 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 7:1
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ἘΡΗΜΟΣ, ΚΑΤΑΛΑΜΒΑΝΩ, appear in our texts.
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