ΧΑΡΑΚΤΗΡΙΖΟΝ, χαρακτηριζον
CHARAKTĒRIZON, charaktērizon
Sounds Like: KHA-rak-tay-REE-zon
Translations: characterizing, marking, distinguishing, designating
From the root: ΧΑΡΑΚΤΗΡΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the present active participle of the verb 'χαρακτηρίζω' (charaktērizō). It describes something that is in the process of characterizing, marking, or distinguishing. It is used to indicate an action that is ongoing or habitual, often functioning adjectivally to describe a noun or adverbially to describe a verb.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative, Present, Active, Participle
Strong’s number: G5480 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 89:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΧΑΡΑΚΤΗΡΙΖΩ.
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.
- ΚΕΧΑΡΑΚΤΗΡΙΚΕΝ — has marked, has characterized, has engraved, has stamped, has distinguished
- ΧΑΡΑΚΤΗΡΙΖΩ — to characterize, to mark, to engrave, to stamp, to designate, to distinguish
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