ἘΡΟΜΕΝΩΝ, ἐρομενων
EROMENŌN, eromenōn
Sounds Like: eh-ROH-meh-nohn
Translations: of those asking, of those who asked, when they asked, while they were asking
From the root: ἘΡΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is a present middle/passive participle, genitive plural, from the verb 'ἔρομαι' (eromai), meaning 'to ask' or 'to inquire'. As a participle, it functions like an adjective or adverb, describing an action performed by the subject of the main clause, often indicating time or circumstance. In the genitive case, it often implies possession or a relationship, or can be used in a genitive absolute construction to indicate a temporal or causal relationship (e.g., 'when they asked', 'because they asked').
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive Voice, Participle, Genitive, Plural, All genders
Strong’s number: G2065 (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, ἘΡΟΜΑΙ.
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- ἘΡΗΣΟΜΕΝΟΝ — about to ask, going to ask
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