ἘΧΡΩ, ἐχρω
ECHRŌ, echrō
Sounds Like: ekh-ROH
Translations: you used, I used, you colored, I colored, you stained, I stained
From the root: ΧΡΆΩ, ΧΡΆΟΜΑΙ, ΧΡΌΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is an inflected form that can derive from several roots, primarily ΧΡΆΩ (to use, to consult an oracle) or ΧΡΌΩ (to color, to stain). Depending on the context, it could mean 'you used' or 'I used' (from ΧΡΆΩ/ΧΡΆΟΜΑΙ), or 'you colored/stained' or 'I colored/stained' (from ΧΡΌΩ). It describes an action that was ongoing or habitual in the past.
Inflection: Imperfect, Active, Indicative, 1st or 2nd Person, Singular
Strong’s numbers: G5530 (Lookup on BibleHub), G5531 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΧΡΆΩ, ΧΡΆΟΜΑΙ, ΧΡΌΩ, appear in our texts.
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