ΕΚΩΘΩΝΙΖΟΝΤΟ, εκωθωνιζοντο
EKŌTHŌNIZONTO, ekōthōnizonto
Sounds Like: eh-koh-thoh-NIZ-on-toh
Translations: they drank, they caroused, they reveled, they drank deeply
From the root: ΚΩΘΩΝΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the act of drinking deeply, carousing, or reveling, often implying excessive or celebratory drinking. It is derived from 'κώθων' (kōthōn), a Laconian drinking cup, suggesting a connection to the use of such a vessel for drinking. The form 'ΕΚΩΘΩΝΙΖΟΝΤΟ' indicates an action that was ongoing in the past, performed by a group of people, and is in the middle or passive voice, though in this context, it functions as a middle voice, meaning 'they themselves drank deeply' or 'they caroused'.
Inflection: Imperfect, Indicative, Middle/Passive, Third Person, Plural
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Esther — 3:15
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΩΘΩΝΙΖΩ.
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.
- ἘΚΩΘΩΝΙΖΟΝΤΟ — they were feasting, they were reveling, they were carousing
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