ἘΣΤΗΣΕΝἘΠΙΛΕΞΑΣ, ἐστησενἐπιλεξας
ESTĒSENEPILEXAS, estēsenepilexas
Sounds Like: es-TAY-sen-ep-ee-LEK-sas
Translations: he stood having chosen, he set having selected, he appointed having picked out
From the root: ΙΣΤΗΜΙ, ΕΠΙΛΕΓΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from the aorist active indicative third person singular of ἵστημι (histēmi), meaning 'he stood' or 'he set', and the aorist active participle masculine nominative singular of ἐπιλέγω (epilegō), meaning 'having chosen' or 'having selected'. Together, it describes an action where someone stood, set, or appointed something or someone, after having made a choice or selection. It implies a deliberate and purposeful action.
Inflection: Compound word: First part is Aorist Active Indicative, 3rd Person Singular; Second part is Aorist Active Participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular
Strong’s numbers: G2476 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1951 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 3:9
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΙΣΤΗΜΙ, ΕΠΙΛΕΓΩ, appear in our texts.
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