ΙΛΑΡΥΝΑΙ, ιλαρυναι
ILARYNAI, ilarynai
Sounds Like: hee-lah-ROO-nai
Translations: to make cheerful, to gladden, to brighten, to make bright
From the root: ΙΛΑΡΥΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is an infinitive form of the verb 'hilarunō', meaning 'to make cheerful' or 'to gladden'. It describes the action of bringing joy or brightness to someone or something, often referring to one's countenance or spirit. It is used to express the effect of something that causes happiness or a brighter disposition.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Psalms — 103:15
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Psalms — 103:15
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΙΛΑΡΥΝΩ.
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.
- ΙΛΑΡΟΥΣΘΑΙ — to be cheerful, to be joyful, to be glad, to be merry
- ΙΛΑΡΥΝΕΙ — makes cheerful, gladdens, brightens, makes happy
- ΙΛΑΡΥΝΗΣ — you may make cheerful, you may gladden, you may cheer up
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