ΣΦΕΤΕΡΙΣΑΜΕΝΟΣ, σφετερισαμενος
SPHETERISAMENOS, spheterisamenos
Sounds Like: sfeh-teh-ree-SAH-meh-nos
Translations: having seized for oneself, having appropriated, having usurped, having taken possession of
From the root: ΣΦΕΤΕΡΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word is a participle derived from the verb 'to seize for oneself' or 'to appropriate'. It describes an action that has already occurred, indicating that someone has taken possession of something, often illicitly or without right, for their own benefit. It implies a forceful or unauthorized taking.
Inflection: Aorist, Middle Voice, Masculine, Singular, Nominative
Strong’s number: G5393 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 3 — 4:73
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΦΕΤΕΡΙΖΩ.
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.
- ΣΦΕΤΕΡΙΖΕΤΑΙ — claims for oneself, appropriates, seizes, takes possession of, makes one's own
- ΣΦΕΤΕΡΙΖΩ — to appropriate, to seize for oneself, to claim as one's own, to usurp, to embezzle
- ΣΦΕΤΕΡΙΣΑΣΘΑΙ — to appropriate, to claim for oneself, to seize, to make one's own
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