ἈΔΕΛΦΗΣΘΥΓΑΤΕΡΕΣ, ἀδελφησθυγατερες
ADELPHĒSTHYGATERES, adelphēsthygateres
Sounds Like: ah-del-FESS-thoo-GAH-teh-res
Translations: nieces, sisters' daughters
From the root: ἈΔΕΛΦΗ, ΘΥΓΑΤΗΡ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'ἀδελφῆς' (adelphēs), the genitive singular of 'ἀδελφή' (adelphē) meaning 'sister', and 'θυγατέρες' (thygateres), the nominative/accusative plural of 'θυγάτηρ' (thygatēr) meaning 'daughter'. Together, it refers to the daughters of a sister, which are nieces. It is used to describe female relatives who are the children of one's sister.
Inflection: Compound Noun, Nominative Plural, Feminine
Strong’s numbers: G80 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2364 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 1:81
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ἈΔΕΛΦΗ, ΘΥΓΑΤΗΡ, appear in our texts.
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