ἈΓΓΑΡΟΥΣ, ἀγγαρους
AGGAROUS, aggarous
Sounds Like: ang-ga-ROOS
Translations: couriers, messengers, forced couriers, postmen
From the root: ΑΓΓΑΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a courier or messenger, especially one who is compelled to carry messages or perform service, often under official authority. It describes someone pressed into service, like a postman or a forced carrier in the ancient Persian postal system. It is used in the plural to refer to multiple such individuals.
Inflection: Plural, Accusative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G0029 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 11 — 6:203
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΓΓΑΡΟΣ.
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.
- ΑΓΓΑΡΟΣ — courier, a courier, mounted courier, a mounted courier, dispatch rider, a dispatch rider
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