ἈΝΑΘΕΣΙΣ, ἀναθεσις
ANATHESIS, anathesis
Sounds Like: ah-NAH-theh-sis
Translations: dedication, a dedication, setting up, offering, an offering, consecration, an inscription
From the root: ἈΝΑΘΕΣΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of dedicating or setting something up, often as an offering or consecration to a deity or for a specific purpose. It can also refer to the thing that is dedicated or set up, such as an inscription or a votive offering. It implies a formal act of placing something in a prominent or sacred position.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G0331 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 19 — 6:295
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 91:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΝΑΘΕΣΙΣ.
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.
- ἈΝΑΘΕΣΕΙ — (to) a dedication, (to) a consecration, (to) an offering
- ἈΝΑΘΕΣΕΣΙΝ — to dedications, to offerings, to votive offerings
- ἈΝΑΘΕΣΙΝ — dedication, a dedication, offering, an offering, setting up, a setting up
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