ἈΔΕΣΠΟΤΟΥΣ, ἀδεσποτους
ADESPOTOUS, adespotous
Sounds Like: ah-des-POH-toos
Translations: without masters, ownerless, uncontrolled, without a master, an ownerless one, an uncontrolled one
From the root: ΑΔΕΣΠΟΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound adjective formed from the negative prefix ἀ- (a-, 'not' or 'without') and δεσπότης (despotēs, 'master' or 'lord'). It describes something or someone that is without a master, owner, or controlling authority. It can refer to things that are ownerless, like property, or to people who are uncontrolled or without a ruler.
Inflection: Accusative, Masculine or Feminine, Plural
Strong’s number: G0086 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 31:287
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΔΕΣΠΟΤΟΣ.
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- ΑΔΕΣΠΟΤΟΝ — ownerless, masterless, without a master, without a lord, a masterless thing, an ownerless thing
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