ΠΟΛΕΜΕΙΝἘΤΟΛΜΗΣΑΝ, πολεμεινἐτολμησαν
POLEMEINETOLMĒSAN, polemeinetolmēsan
Sounds Like: po-le-MEIN et-OL-me-san
Translations: to dare to wage war, they dared to fight, they ventured to make war
From the root: ΠΟΛΕΜΕΩ, ΤΟΛΜΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound expression formed by the infinitive verb "polemein" (to wage war, to fight) and the aorist indicative active third person plural of the verb "tolmaō" (they dared, they ventured). Together, it means "they dared to wage war" or "they ventured to fight." This construction is common in Greek, where a verb of daring or attempting is followed by an infinitive describing the action that was dared.
Inflection: Infinitive (ΠΟΛΕΜΕΙΝ), Aorist Indicative Active, Third Person Plural (ἘΤΟΛΜΗΣΑΝ)
Strong’s numbers: G4170 (Lookup on BibleHub), G5111 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 8:113
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΠΟΛΕΜΕΩ, ΤΟΛΜΑΩ, appear in our texts.
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