ΘΕΙΑΖΟΝΤΩΝ, θειαζοντων
THEIAZONTŌN, theiazontōn
Sounds Like: thee-ah-ZON-tone
Translations: of those divinely inspired, of those prophesying, of those raving, of those possessed by a god
From the root: ΘΕΙΑΖΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is a participle derived from the verb 'theiazō', meaning 'to be divinely inspired' or 'to prophesy'. It describes individuals who are under the influence of a divine spirit, often leading them to speak or act in a prophetic or ecstatic manner. It can also imply a state of being frenzied or raving, as if possessed by a god. As a participle, it functions like an adjective or noun, describing the ones who are performing the action.
Inflection: Present, Active, Participle, Genitive, Plural, Masculine, Feminine or Neuter
Strong’s number: G2322 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 17 — 6:170
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΘΕΙΑΖΩ.
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.
- ΘΕΙΑΖΟΝΤΕΣ — prophesying, being inspired, being divinely inspired, being in a frenzy, being in a trance
- ΘΕΙΑΖΩ — to be inspired, to be divinely inspired, to prophesy, to be in a trance, to rave, to be mad
- ΤΕΘΕΙΑΣΤΑΙ — has been deified, has been made divine, has been inspired
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