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Redirected from ωλιγωθηϲαν, replacing lunate sigma Ϲϲ with normal sigma Σσ/ς.

ΩΛΙΓΩΘΗΣΑΝ, ωλιγωθησαν

ŌLIGŌTHĒSAN, ōligōthēsan

Sounds Like: oh-lee-GOH-thay-sahn

Translations: they were made few, they were diminished, they were lessened, they became few, they became diminished, they became lessened

From the root: ΟΛΙΓΟΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word is a verb indicating a state of being made few, diminished, or lessened. It describes a group or quantity that has decreased. It is typically used to describe a reduction in number or amount, often implying a passive experience of this reduction.

Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Passive, Third Person, Plural

Strong’s number: G3640 (Lookup on BibleHub)


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Codex Sinaiticus

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΟΛΙΓΟΩ.

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.

  • ὈΛΙΓΟΩ — to make little, to diminish, to lessen, to be little, to be diminished, to be lessened
  • ΟΛΙΓΩΘΗ — to be diminished, to be made few, to be made small, to be lessened, to be reduced
  • ΟΛΙΓΩΘΗΤΩ — let it be diminished, let it be made small, let it be lessened, let it be few, let it be reduced
  • ΟΛΙΩΘΗ — was made few, was diminished, was lessened, was reduced, was made small
  • ὨΛΙΓΩΘΗ — was diminished, was made small, was lessened, became few, was reduced
  • ΩΛΙΓΩΘΗ — it was diminished, it was made few, it was made small, it became few, it became small

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