ΕἸΚΕΙ, εἰκει
EIKEI, eikei
Sounds Like: EYE-kay
Translations: yield, give way, submit, give place, retreat
From the root: ΕἸΚΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word means to yield, give way, or submit. It implies a concession or a retreat, often in response to pressure, authority, or circumstances. It can be used to describe someone giving in to another's will, or a physical object giving way under force.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, Third Person Singular
Strong’s number: G1502 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕἸΚΩ.
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.
- ΕἸΚΕΙΝ — to yield, to give way, to submit, to comply, to retreat
- ΕἸΚΩ — yield, give way, submit, concede, give place
- ΕἸΞΑΜΕΝ — we yielded, we submitted, we gave way, we conceded
- ΕἸΞΟΥΣΙΝ — they will yield, they will give way, they will submit
- ΕΙΞΑΣ — yielded, gave way, submitted, retreated, conceded
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