ἈΓΧΙΣΤΕΥΟΝΤΩΝ, ἀγχιστευοντων
AGCHISTEUONTŌN, agchisteuontōn
Sounds Like: ang-khis-TEV-on-ton
Translations: of those acting as kinsman-redeemer, of those acting as next of kin, of those acting as avenger of blood
From the root: ΑΓΧΙΣΤΕΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the genitive plural masculine participle of the verb ἀγχιστεύω, meaning 'to act as a kinsman-redeemer' or 'to act as next of kin'. In ancient Israelite law, the kinsman-redeemer (goel) had specific responsibilities, such as buying back family property, marrying a deceased brother's widow (levirate marriage), or avenging a relative's death. This form refers to 'those who are performing these duties'.
Inflection: Present, Active, Participle, Genitive, Plural, Masculine
Strong’s number: G0067 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΓΧΙΣΤΕΥΩ.
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.
- ἈΓΧΙΣΤΕΥΣΩΣΙΝ — they should act as kinsman-redeemer, they should perform the duty of a kinsman, they should marry the kinsman's widow
- ΑΓΧΙΣΤΕΥΩ — to be a near kinsman, to be a next of kin, to act as a kinsman-redeemer, to redeem
- ἨΓΧΙΣΤΕΥΘΗΣΑΝ — they were put out, they were excluded, they were disbarred, they were removed, they were disqualified
- ΗΓΧΙΣΤΕΥΘΗΣΑΝ — they were brought near, they were related, they were akin
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