ΠΑΡΑΚΟΨΑΝΤΕΣ, παρακοψαντες
PARAKOPSANTES, parakopsantes
Sounds Like: pa-ra-KOP-san-tes
Translations: having cut off, having defrauded, having corrupted, having falsified, having debased
From the root: ΠΑΡΑΚΟΠΤΩ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word is a compound participle derived from the verb 'παρακόπτω'. It describes an action of cutting off, striking falsely, or debasing something, often referring to coins or currency that have been clipped or counterfeited. Metaphorically, it can refer to defrauding or corrupting. It is used to describe someone who has performed such an action.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Masculine, Nominative, Plural
Strong’s number: G3845 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 1:6
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΑΡΑΚΟΠΤΩ.
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.
- ΠΑΡΑΚΟΠΤΩ — to cut off, to defraud, to deceive, to cheat
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