ΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΗΣΑΝΤΩΝ, φιλοσοφησαντων
PHILOSOPHĒSANTŌN, philosophēsantōn
Sounds Like: fee-loh-soh-fay-SAN-tohn
Translations: of those who philosophized, of those who studied philosophy, of those who pursued wisdom
From the root: ΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word is a participle derived from the verb 'philosopheō', meaning 'to philosophize' or 'to be a philosopher'. As a participle, it functions like an adjective while retaining verbal characteristics, describing an action performed by a noun. In this form, it refers to a group of people who have engaged in the act of philosophizing or studying wisdom. It is a compound word, combining 'philos' (love) and 'sophia' (wisdom).
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Participle, Genitive, Plural, Masculine
Strong’s number: G5385 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 22:162
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΕΩ.
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.
- ἘΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΗΣΕ — philosophized, practiced philosophy, studied philosophy
- ἘΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΟΥΝ — they were philosophizing, they philosophized, they practiced philosophy
- ΠΕΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΗΤΑΙ — it has been philosophized, it has been reasoned, it has been discussed philosophically
- ΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΕΙ — to philosophize, to be a philosopher, to study philosophy
- ΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΕΙΝ — to philosophize, to be a philosopher, to study philosophy, to love wisdom
- ΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΕΙΣ — you philosophize, you practice philosophy, you are a philosopher
- ΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΕΙΤΑΙ — is philosophized, is discussed philosophically, is reasoned, is studied
- ΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΕΩ — to philosophize, to be a philosopher, to study philosophy
- ΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΗΣΑΝΤΑΣ — philosophizing, having philosophized, those who philosophized
- ΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΗΣΑΝΤΕΣ — having philosophized, those who philosophized, who philosophized
- ΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΗΣΕΙΣ — you will philosophize, you will be a philosopher, you will study philosophy
- ΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΟΥΜΕΝΩΝ — of philosophizing, of discussing philosophy, of reasoning, of speculating
- ΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΟΥΝΤΕΣ — philosophizing, discussing philosophy, engaging in philosophical discourse, those who philosophize
- ΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΟΥΝΤΩΝ — of philosophizing, of discussing, of reasoning, of studying, of investigating
- ΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΟΥΣΙΝ — they philosophize, they practice philosophy, they reason, they speculate
- ΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΟΥΤΕΣ — philosophizing, practicing philosophy, those who philosophize, those who practice philosophy
- ΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΩ — to philosophize, to be a philosopher, to study philosophy, to reason philosophically
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