ΦΛΕΒΑΣἈΝΟΙΞΑΙ, φλεβασἀνοιξαι
PHLEBASANOIXAI, phlebasanoixai
Sounds Like: fleh-bas-a-NOY-xai
Translations: to open veins, to open blood vessels, to bleed, to perform phlebotomy
From the root: ΦΛΕΨ, ἈΝΟΙΓΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'φλέψ' (vein) and 'ἀνοίγω' (to open). It means 'to open veins' or 'to open blood vessels', referring to the medical practice of bloodletting or phlebotomy. It is used to describe the action of performing this procedure.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s numbers: G5359 (Lookup on BibleHub), G0455 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 8:23
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΦΛΕΨ, ἈΝΟΙΓΩ, appear in our texts.
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