ΦΗΜΗΝΦΘΑΣΑΣ, φημηνφθασας
PHĒMĒNPHTHASAS, phēmēnphthasas
Sounds Like: FEE-main-FTHA-sas
Translations: having anticipated a report, having arrived before a rumor, having preceded a rumor, having outrun a report
From the root: ΦΗΜΗ, ΦΘΑΝΩ
Part of Speech: Compound Word, Noun, Verb
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from the noun ΦΗΜΗ (phēmē), meaning 'report' or 'rumor', and the participle ΦΘΑΣΑΣ (phthasas), from the verb φθάνω (phthanō), meaning 'to anticipate' or 'to arrive first'. The combined meaning describes someone who has anticipated or arrived before a report or rumor. It implies getting ahead of information or news, often in the sense of acting before something becomes widely known.
Inflection: Compound word: ΦΗΜΗΝ is Accusative, Singular, Feminine; ΦΘΑΣΑΣ is Aorist Active Participle, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
Strong’s numbers: G5345 (Lookup on BibleHub), G5348 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 27:18
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΦΗΜΗ, ΦΘΑΝΩ, appear in our texts.
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