ἨΜΒΛΥΝΘΗΣΑΝ, ἠμβλυνθησαν
ĒMBLYNTHĒSAN, ēmblynthēsan
Sounds Like: em-BLOO-the-san
Translations: they were dulled, they were dimmed, they were blunted, they became dim, they became dull
From the root: ἈΜΒΛΥΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes a state of becoming dull, dim, or blunted, often referring to senses like sight or hearing, or to mental faculties. It implies a loss of sharpness or clarity. In the provided examples, it refers to eyes becoming dim or a resolve becoming blunted. It is a compound word, formed from the prefix ἀν- (an-, 'not' or 'un-') and the root μβλύνω (mblunō), which is related to bluntness.
Inflection: Third Person Plural, Aorist, Indicative, Passive
Strong’s number: G269 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 9:2
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Genesis — 27:1
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ἈΜΒΛΥΝΩ, appear in our texts.
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