Polyptoton repeats words from the same root in different forms to intensify or link the thought.
Polyptoton repeats words from the same root in different forms to intensify or link the thought.
A figure in which cognate or related forms of a word are repeated within a clause or context, often visible in Hebrew infinitive absolute constructions or Greek same-root expressions.
These examples show how Polyptoton functions in biblical language, rhetoric, poetry, prophecy, narrative, or theological imagery.
dying you shall die
The Hebrew construction repeats the root in different forms to intensify the certainty of death.
blessing I will bless
The same verbal root is repeated in intensified form to stress the certainty and abundance of blessing.
seeing I have seen
The repeated-root form emphasizes that the LORD has surely seen the affliction of His people.
giving you shall give
The intensified form presses generous obedience rather than reluctant compliance.
hearing hear... seeing see
Repeated roots in parallel form intensify the judicial irony of hearing without understanding and seeing without perceiving.
hearing you will hear... seeing you will see
Jesus cites the intensified prophetic wording to explain hardened response to revelation.
with desire I have desired
The cognate repetition intensifies Jesus’ earnest desire to eat the Passover with His disciples.
rejoices with joy
The cognate expression intensifies the joy of the bridegroom’s friend.
hearing you will hear... seeing you will see
Paul applies the same intensified prophetic wording to Jewish unbelief in Rome.
blessing I will bless
The citation preserves the intensified covenant oath language of Genesis.
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