ΠΡΟΜΑΧΟΜΕΝΟΥΣ, προμαχομενους
PROMACHOMENOUS, promachomenous
Sounds Like: pro-MAH-kho-me-noos
Translations: fighting in front, defending, champions, those fighting in front, those defending
From the root: ΠΡΟΜΑΧΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is a participle derived from the verb 'promachomai', meaning 'to fight in front of' or 'to defend'. It describes someone who is actively engaged in battle on the front lines, often in a protective or defensive role for others. It can also refer to champions or defenders.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Accusative, Masculine, Plural
Strong’s number: G4266 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 13 — 12:339
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΟΜΑΧΟΜΑΙ.
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.
- ΠΡΟΜΑΧΟΜΑΙ — fight for, defend, contend for, be a champion for
- ΠΡΟΜΑΧΟΥΣΙΝ — they fight for, they defend, they fight in front
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