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ΚΟΛΑΚΕΥΩΣΙ, κολακευωσι
KOLAKEUŌSI, kolakeuōsi
Sounds Like: koh-lah-KEV-oh-see
Translations: they may flatter, they may fawn, they may use flattery
From the root: ΚΟΛΑΚΕΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the third-person plural present active subjunctive form of the verb 'κολακεύω' (kolakeuō). It means 'to flatter' or 'to fawn upon someone'. In this form, it indicates a potential or hypothetical action by a group of people, often used in contexts of exhortation, prohibition, or expressing a wish.
Inflection: Third-person, Plural, Present, Active, Subjunctive
Strong’s number: G2856 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Wisdom — 14:17
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΟΛΑΚΕΥΩ.
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.
- ΚΟΛΑΚΕΥ — to flatter, to fawn upon, to cajole, to court, to soothe
- ΚΟΛΑΚΕΥΕΙ — he flatters, she flatters, it flatters, he fawns, she fawns, it fawns
- ΚΟΛΑΚΕΥΕΙΝ — to flatter, to fawn upon, to be a sycophant
- ΚΟΛΑΚΕΥΗΣ — you flatter, you fawn, you pay court
- ΚΟΛΑΚΕΥΟΜΕΝΟΣ — flattering, being flattered, fawning, being fawned upon
- ΚΟΛΑΚΕΥΟΝ — flattering, fawning, pleasing, courting favor
- ΚΟΛΑΚΕΥΟΝΤΑ — flattering, fawning, pleasing, serving, adulating
- ΚΟΛΑΚΕΥΟΝΤΕΣ — flattering, fawning, pleasing, courting favor
- ΚΟΛΑΚΕΥΣΑΙ — to flatter, to fawn upon, to praise excessively
- ΚΟΛΑΚΕΥΣΩ — I will flatter, I will fawn upon, I will court
- ΚΟΛΑΚΕΥΩ — to flatter, to fawn upon, to court, to cajole
- ΚΟΛΑΚΕΥΩΝ — flattering, fawning, pleasing, courting favor
- ΚΟΛΑΚΕΥΩΣΙΝ — flatter, fawn upon, pay court to, be a sycophant
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