ΕΡΩΝ, ερων
ERŌN, erōn
Sounds Like: eh-RON
Translations: loving, a loving one, one who loves, a lover
From the root: ΕΡΑΩ
Part of Speech: Participle, Verb
Explanation: This word is the present active participle of the verb 'eraō', meaning 'to love'. As a participle, it functions both as a verb, indicating an ongoing action of loving, and as an adjective, describing someone or something that is loving. It can be used to refer to 'one who loves' or 'a lover'.
Inflection: Present, Active, Participle, Masculine, Singular, Nominative
Strong’s number: G2037 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΡΑΩ.
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.
- ΕΡΑΝ — to love, to desire, to long for
- ΕΡΑΣΑΜΩ — I loved, I desired, I longed for
- ΕΡΑΣΑΤΟ — he loved, she loved, it loved, he desired, she desired, it desired
- ΕΡΑΣΘΗΤΙ — love, desire, be in love with, fall in love with
- ΕΡΑΤΑ — to love, to desire, to be in love with
- ΕΡΑΩ — to love passionately, to desire, to be in love with
- ΕΡΩΜΕΝΗ — beloved, a beloved one, a lover, a mistress
- ΗΡΑΣΘΗ — was loved, was desired, fell in love with
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