ΜΕΝΠΑΡΕΤΡΕΧΟΝ, μενπαρετρεχον
MENPARETRECHON, menparetrechon
Sounds Like: men-par-ET-rekh-on
Translations: they were running past, they were running by, indeed they were running past, on the one hand they were running past
From the root: ΜΕΝ, ΤΡΕΧΩ
Part of Speech: Verb, Particle
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from the particle 'μέν' (men) and the verb 'παρετρέχον' (paretrechon). The particle 'μέν' often introduces a clause that contrasts with a following 'δέ' (de), or it can emphasize a statement, meaning 'indeed' or 'on the one hand'. The verb 'παρετρέχον' means 'they were running past' or 'they were running by'. Together, the word describes an action of running past something, often with an emphasis or a contrasting nuance.
Inflection: Imperfect Indicative, Active, 3rd Person Plural
Strong’s numbers: G3303 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3928 (Lookup on BibleHub), G5143 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 18:19
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΜΕΝ, ΤΡΕΧΩ, appear in our texts.
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