ΕΥ̓ΩΧΕΙΤΟ, εὐωχειτο
EUŌCHEITO, euōcheito
Sounds Like: yoo-OH-khei-toh
Translations: was feasting, was making merry, was living sumptuously
From the root: ΕΥ̓ΩΧΈΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the act of feasting or living sumptuously, often implying a luxurious and abundant lifestyle. It is used to indicate that someone was enjoying themselves with rich food and drink, or generally living in a state of prosperity and enjoyment. It is a compound word, combining the prefix ΕΥ̓- (eu-, meaning 'well' or 'good') and the verb ὈΧΈΩ (ocheō, meaning 'to hold' or 'to carry'), suggesting 'holding oneself well' or 'being well-off'.
Inflection: Imperfect, Indicative, Middle/Passive, Third Person, Singular
Strong’s number: G2165 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 9 — 13:270
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΥ̓ΩΧΈΩ.
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.
- ΕΥ̓ΩΧΗΘΗΣΑΝ — they feasted, they made merry, they fared sumptuously
- ΕΥ̓ΩΧΗΣΑΙ — to feast, to make merry, to fare sumptuously, to live sumptuously
- ΕΥ̓ΩΧΗΣΑΣ — having feasted, having entertained, having made merry, having given a feast
- ΕΥ̓ΩΧΟΥΜΕΝΟΣ — feasting, making merry, living sumptuously, enjoying oneself, being well-fed
- ΕΥ̓ΩΧΟΥΜΕΝΩΝ — of those feasting, of those making merry, of those enjoying themselves, of those living sumptuously
- ΕΥ̓ΩΧΟΥΝΤΑΙ — they feast, they make merry, they live sumptuously, they fare sumptuously
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