ΕΥ̓ΦΗΜΗΣΑΝ, εὐφημησαν
EUPHĒMĒSAN, euphēmēsan
Sounds Like: yoo-FEE-may-san
Translations: they spoke well, they praised, they applauded, they acclaimed
From the root: ΕΥ̓ΦΗΜΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the act of speaking well of someone or something, often in a celebratory or approving manner. It can mean to praise, applaud, or acclaim. It is used to express positive sentiment or approval, such as when a crowd cheers for a speaker or an action.
Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Active, 3rd Person Plural
Strong’s number: G2160 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 5:60
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΥ̓ΦΗΜΕΩ.
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.
- ΕΥ̓ΦΗΜΕ — to speak well of, to praise, to applaud, to bless, to celebrate, to acclaim
- ΕΥ̓ΦΗΜΕΙ — to speak well of, to praise, to applaud, to bless
- ΕΥ̓ΦΗΜΕΙΝ — to speak well of, to praise, to bless, to use words of good omen
- ΕΥ̓ΦΗΜΗΣΑΣ — having spoken well, having praised, having used words of good omen, having acclaimed
- ΕΥ̓ΦΗΜΟΥΜΕΝΟΙ — being well-spoken of, being praised, being spoken of with praise, being lauded, being celebrated
- ΕΥ̓ΦΗΜΟΥΜΕΝΟΣ — praised, being praised, spoken well of, being spoken well of, acclaimed, being acclaimed
- ΕΥ̓ΦΗΜΟΥΝ — they were speaking well, they were praising, they were applauding, they were acclaiming
- ΕΥ̓ΦΗΜΟΥΝΤΕΣ — praising, speaking well of, applauding, shouting approval
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