ΠΙΘΑΡΧΗ, πιθαρχη
PITHARCHĒ, pitharchē
Sounds Like: pi-THAR-kheh
Translations: obey, be persuaded by, be obedient to, yield to
From the root: ΠΙΘΑΡΧΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is an inflected form of the verb 'πιθαρχέω' (pitharcheō), meaning to obey or be persuaded by someone. It describes the act of yielding to authority or advice. In the provided examples, it implies following instructions or counsel.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Subjunctive, Third Person, Singular
Strong’s number: G3980 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Sirach — 33:29
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΙΘΑΡΧΕΩ.
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.
- ΠΙΘΑΡΧΕΙΝ — to obey, to be obedient, to submit to, to be persuaded by
- ΠΙΘΑΡΧΗΣΑΝΤΑΣ — obeying, having obeyed, those who obeyed
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