ΛΗΖΟΜΕΝΟΙ, ληζομενοι
LĒZOMENOI, lēzomenoi
Sounds Like: LAY-zoh-MEH-noy
Translations: plundering, pillaging, robbing, taking spoils
From the root: ΛΗΖΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is a participle derived from the verb 'ληζομαι' (lēzomai), meaning 'to plunder' or 'to take spoils'. It describes an action of seizing property, often violently, as in raiding or pillaging. It is used to describe those who are engaged in such activities.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Masculine, Nominative, Plural
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 4:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΛΗΖΟΜΑΙ.
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.
- ΛΗΖΟΜΑΙ — to be hidden, to escape notice, to be forgotten
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