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ΠΡΟΑΣΠΙΖΟΝΤΑ, προασπιζοντα
PROASPIZONTA, proaspizonta
Sounds Like: pro-as-PI-zon-tah
Translations: defending, protecting, shielding, guarding
From the root: ΠΡΟΑΣΠΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word is a present active participle, meaning 'defending' or 'protecting'. It describes an action that is ongoing or habitual. It is a compound word formed from the preposition πρό (pro), meaning 'before' or 'in front of', and the verb ἀσπίζω (aspizo), meaning 'to shield' or 'to defend with a shield'. Thus, it literally means 'to shield before' or 'to defend in front of', implying active protection.
Inflection: Present, Active, Participle, Accusative, Masculine, Singular
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 4 Maccabees — 9:15
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 4 Maccabees — 9:15
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΟΑΣΠΙΖΩ.
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.
- ΠΡΟΑΣΠΙΖΕΙ — to defend, to protect, to shield
- ΠΡΟΑΣΠΙΖΩ — to defend, to protect, to shield, to fight for
- ΠΡΟΑΣΠΙΣΑΙΜΕ — to defend, to protect, to champion, to fight for
- ΠΡΟΑΣΠΙΣΑΙΜΕΝ — we might defend, we might protect, we might shield
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