ἘΡΡΩΣΘΑΙ, ἐρρωσθαι
ERHRŌSTHAI, erhrōsthai
Sounds Like: er-ROH-sthai
Translations: to be strong, to be well, farewell, be well
From the root: ῬΩΝΝΥΜΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the perfect active infinitive of the verb 'rhōnnumi', meaning 'to strengthen' or 'to be strong'. It is commonly used in greetings and farewells, conveying the wish for someone to be strong, healthy, or to fare well. It can be translated as 'farewell' or 'be well' when used in such contexts.
Inflection: Perfect, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G4517 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:35
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to Polycarp — 8:3
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 4 — 1:10
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Martyrdom of Polycarp — 22:1
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ῬΩΝΝΥΜΙ.
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.
- ἘΠΕΡΡΩΣΘΗΝ — I was strengthened, I was made strong, I was robust, I was healthy
- ἘΡΡΩΜΕΝΗΝ — strong, healthy, vigorous, robust, a strong, a healthy, a vigorous, a robust
- ἘΡΡΩΜΕΝΩΣ — strongly, vigorously, powerfully, robustly, firmly
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