ΚΑΤΕΣΚΕΥΑΣΕΝΔΕ, κατεσκευασενδε
KATESKEUASENDE, kateskeuasende
Sounds Like: kah-tes-keh-YOO-ah-sen-DEH
Translations: he prepared, he built, he made ready, he constructed, he furnished, he provided, but, and, now, then
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΣΚΕΥΑΖΩ, ΔΕ
Part of Speech: Verb, Conjunction
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from the verb ΚΑΤΕΣΚΕΥΑΣΕΝ and the conjunction ΔΕ. ΚΑΤΕΣΚΕΥΑΣΕΝ means 'he prepared' or 'he built', indicating an action of making something ready or constructing it. ΔΕ is a postpositive conjunction, meaning it typically appears after the first word or phrase in its clause. It serves to connect clauses or sentences, often introducing a contrast ('but') or simply continuing the narrative ('and', 'now', 'then'). Together, the phrase would mean 'but he prepared' or 'and he built', depending on context.
Inflection: Third Person Singular, Aorist Indicative Active (for ΚΑΤΕΣΚΕΥΑΣΕΝ); Does not inflect (for ΔΕ)
Strong’s numbers: G2680 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1161 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 22:21
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΣΚΕΥΑΖΩ, ΔΕ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΑΣΚΕΥΑΖΕΙΔΕ — he prepares, he builds, he constructs, he makes ready, he furnishes; but, and, moreover
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