ΜΕΛΛΟΝΤΑΣΗΤΤΑΣΘΑΙ, μελλοντασηττασθαι
MELLONTASĒTTASTHAI, mellontasēttasthai
Sounds Like: MEL-lon-tas-HET-tas-thai
Translations: about to be defeated, intending to be defeated, going to be defeated
From the root: ΜΕΛΛΩ, ΗΤΤΑΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the participle of μέλλω (mellō), meaning "to be about to" or "intend to," and the infinitive of ἡττάομαι (hēttáomai), meaning "to be defeated" or "to be inferior." The combined meaning indicates an action that is imminent or intended: "about to be defeated" or "intending to be defeated." It describes a state where defeat is impending or a deliberate choice.
Inflection: Masculine, Singular, Nominative, Participle (from μέλλω) combined with Aorist, Middle, Infinitive (from ἡττάομαι)
Strong’s numbers: G3195 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2273 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 11:8
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΜΕΛΛΩ, ΗΤΤΑΟΜΑΙ, appear in our texts.
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