ἘΦΟΡΜΗΣΕΙΑΝ, ἐφορμησειαν
EPHORMĒSEIAN, ephormēseian
Sounds Like: eh-for-MEH-see-ahn
Translations: they might attack, they might set upon, they might lie in wait for, they might lie at anchor
From the root: ἘΦΟΡΜΕΩ, ἘΦΟΡΜΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb, specifically the third-person plural aorist optative active form of either ἐφορμέω or ἐφορμάω. It describes an action that might happen, indicating a potential or desired attack, a setting upon, or lying in wait for someone or something. It can also refer to ships lying at anchor, ready to move.
Inflection: Third-person, Plural, Aorist, Optative, Active
Strong’s number: G2186 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 7:102
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ἘΦΟΡΜΕΩ, ἘΦΟΡΜΑΩ, appear in our texts.
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