ἘΦΕΛΚΟΝΤΑΙ, ἐφελκονται
EPHELKONTAI, ephelkontai
Sounds Like: eh-FEL-kon-tai
Translations: they draw, they drag, they attract, they pull
From the root: ΕΦΕΛΚΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition 'ἐπί' (on, upon) and the verb 'ἕλκω' (to draw, drag). It means to draw or drag something towards oneself, or to attract. It can be used to describe physical pulling or a more figurative attraction, such as drawing someone's attention or persuading them.
Inflection: Present, Indicative, Middle or Passive Voice, 3rd Person Plural
Strong’s number: G2155 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 4 Maccabees — 15:21
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΦΕΛΚΩ.
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.
- ἘΦΕΙΛΚΥΣΑΝ — they drew, they dragged, they pulled, they prolonged, they delayed
- ἘΦΕΛΚΗΤΑΙ — is drawn, is dragged, is pulled, is attracted
- ἘΦΕΛΚΟΜΕΝΟΝ — drawing, dragging, pulling, attracting, being drawn, being dragged, being pulled, being attracted
- ἘΦΕΛΚΟΜΕΝΟΣ — drawing on, dragging along, attracting, being drawn on, being dragged along, being attracted
- ἘΦΕΛΚΥΣΘΕΙΣΑ — having been drawn, having been dragged, having been pulled, having been enticed
- ΕΦΕΛΚΟΜΕΝΟΝ — drawing on, dragging on, pulling on, attracting, drawing after, pulling after, being drawn on, being dragged on, being pulled on, being attracted
- ΕΦΕΛΚΟΝΤΑΙ — they draw, they drag, they attract, they pull, they entice
- ΕΦΕΛΚΩ — to draw, to drag, to pull, to attract
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