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ΜΑΧΑΙΡΟΥΝΤΟΣ, μαχαιρουντος

MACHAIROUNTOS, machairountos

Sounds Like: ma-khai-ROON-tos

Translations: of one who is using a sword, of one who is slaying, of one who is killing with a sword

From the root: ΜΑΧΑΙΡΑ

Part of Speech: Participle

Explanation: This word is a participle derived from the verb 'μαχαιρόω' (machairoō), meaning 'to use a sword' or 'to slay with a sword'. As a genitive singular participle, it describes the action of someone who is in the process of using a sword or killing with a sword, often indicating possession, origin, or a temporal relationship (e.g., 'while he was using a sword'). It functions similarly to a noun or adjective in a sentence, modifying another noun or pronoun.

Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine or Neuter, Present, Active, Participle

Strong’s number: G3162 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War

From the same root

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