Redirected from ψελʼλιζουϲαι, replacing lunate sigma Ϲϲ with normal sigma Σσ/ς.
ΨΕΛʼΛΙΖΟΥΣΑΙ, ψελʼλιζουσαι
PSELʼLIZOUSAI, pselʼlizousai
Sounds Like: psel-LID-zoo-sai
Translations: stammering, speaking indistinctly, speaking with difficulty
From the root: ΨΕΛΛΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the act of stammering, speaking indistinctly, or having difficulty articulating words. It implies a lack of clarity or fluency in speech. The coronis (ʼ) indicates an elision, meaning it's a form of the verb ΨΕΛΛΙΖΩ where a vowel has been dropped, likely for poetic or rhythmic reasons, or in combination with another word.
Inflection: Present Participle, Nominative, Plural, Feminine
Strong’s number: G5595 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Isaiah — 29:24
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΨΕΛΛΙΖΩ.
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.
- ΨΕΛΛΙΖΟΥΣΑΙ — stammering, stuttering, lisping
- ΨΕΛΛΙΖΩ — to stammer, to speak indistinctly, to stutter
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