δάκνω
daknō
G1143
G:V
Greek
to bite
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Greek
Language
Dakno describes the mutual biting named in a warning against people turning on one another.
Its sole attested use names people biting one another within a warning that such mutual hostility may lead to their being consumed.
Senses in use
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Mutual biting in conflict · dominant
In Galatians 5:15, the present active plural form addresses a group in the conditional clause about biting and devouring one another. The APB renders the clause, "if you bite and devour one another," followed by a warning about being consumed by one another.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Galatians 5:15, the APB presents the term in the phrase "bite and devour one another." The specific contribution is identified from the clause and supplied morphology rather than from English wording alone.