ἘΦΗΚΕ, ἐφηκε
EPHĒKE, ephēke
Sounds Like: eh-FEE-keh
Translations: he sent, he let go, he allowed, he permitted, he imposed
From the root: ΕΦΙΗΜΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the third person singular aorist active indicative form of the verb ἐφίημι (ephíēmi). It generally means 'to send to, to let go, to allow, to permit, or to impose'. In context, it often describes an action completed in the past by a single subject, such as 'he sent' or 'he allowed'. It can refer to sending something or someone to a place, or granting permission for an action, or even imposing a task or burden.
Inflection: Third Person, Singular, Aorist, Active, Indicative
Strong’s number: G2137 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 20:19
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΦΙΗΜΙ.
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.
- ἘΠΑΦΗΣΕΙΣ — you will send, you will let go, you will permit, you will allow, you will entrust
- ἘΦΕΙΜΕΝΗ — sent forth, let go, allowed, permitted, desired, longed for
- ἘΦΕΙΝΑΙ — to send forth, to let go, to permit, to allow, to give up, to yield
- ἘΦΕΙΤΑΙ — it is permitted, it is allowed, it is proper, it is fitting
- ἘΦΕΙΤΟ — it was permitted, it was allowed, it was proper, it was fitting
- ἘΦΕΤΕΟΝ — that which must be desired, to be sought after, necessary to seek, to be aimed at
- ἘΦΗΤΙΝΩΝ — of desiring, of longing, of aiming at, of permitting, of sending to
- ἘΦΙΕΜΕΘΑ — we long for, we desire, we aim at, we aspire to, we seek after
- ἘΦΙΕΜΕΝΟΙ — desiring, longing, striving, aiming at, reaching for, setting one's mind on
- ἘΦΙΕΜΕΝΟΝ — desiring, longing for, striving after, aiming at, seeking, aspiring to
- ἘΦΙΕΜΕΝΟΣ — desiring, longing for, aiming at, striving for, one who desires, one who longs for
- ἘΦΙΕΜΕΝΟΥ — desiring, longing, aiming at, striving for, setting one's mind on, seeking
- ἘΦΙΕΝΤΩΝ — (of) those desiring, (of) those longing, (of) those permitting, (of) those sending to
- ἘΦΙΕΤΑΙ — desires, longs for, strives for, aims at
- ἘΦΙΗΣΙΝ — he sends, he sends forth, he permits, he allows, he grants, he lets go, he desires, he aims at
- ΕΠΑΦΙΕΝΑΙ — to send, to send upon, to let go, to let loose, to allow, to permit, to give up, to yield
- ΕΦΕΙ — to permit, to allow, to let go, to send upon, to give up, to yield
- ΕΦΕΙΣ — you send, you send forth, you let go, you allow, you permit, you aim at, you desire, you long for
- ΕΦΕΙΤΑΙ — it is permitted, it is lawful, it is allowed, it is proper, it is fitting
- ΕΦΕΙΤΟ — he was sent, it was sent, he was aimed, it was aimed, he was permitted, it was permitted, he was allowed, it was allowed, he was desired, it was desired
- ΕΦΕΤΕΟΝ — that which must be sent, that which must be allowed, that which must be imposed
- ΕΦΙΕΜΕΝΟΣ — desiring, longing, aiming at, aspiring to
- ΕΦΙΕΝΑΙ — to send forth, to let go, to permit, to allow, to desire, to long for
- ΕΦΙΕΤΟ — he was desiring, he was longing for, he was aiming at
- ΕΦΙΗΜΙ — to send to, to send upon, to let go, to permit, to allow, to desire, to long for, to aim at
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