ἘΣΕΜΝΥΝΟΝ, ἐσεμνυνον
ESEMNYNON, esemnynon
Sounds Like: eh-SEM-noo-non
Translations: they were exalting themselves, they were glorifying themselves, they were making themselves august
From the root: ΣΕΜΝΥΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the third person plural, imperfect active indicative form of the verb semnýnō. It describes an ongoing or repeated action in the past. The verb means to make august, to glorify, to exalt, or to make oneself august/honored. It implies a sense of self-aggrandizement or self-glorification, often in a boastful or pretentious manner. It can be used to describe people who were continually elevating their own status or importance.
Inflection: Third Person Plural, Imperfect, Active, Indicative
Strong’s number: G4585 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 4:47
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΕΜΝΥΝΩ.
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.
- ἘΣΕΜΝΥΝΕΝ — he/she/it made honorable, he/she/it glorified, he/she/it made august, he/she/it made venerable
- ΣΕΜΝΥΝΟΜΕΝΟΙ — being made honorable, being glorified, priding themselves, boasting, exalting themselves
- ΣΕΜΝΥΝΟΜΕΝΟΣ — glorifying oneself, boasting, being glorified, being honored, being made honorable
- ΣΕΜΝΥΝΟΝΤΑΙ — they are made honorable, they are made venerable, they are made august, they are made reverent, they are made serious, they are made grave, they are made dignified, they are made respectable, they boast, they pride themselves
- ΣΕΜΝΥΝΩ — to make holy, to make honorable, to make august, to glorify, to make venerable, to make respectable, to make grave, to make serious
- ΣΕΜΝΥΝΩΝ — magnifying, glorifying, exalting, making honorable, making august
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