ἈΠΟΠΟΜΠΑΙΟΝ, ἀποπομπαιον
APOPOMPAION, apopompaion
Sounds Like: ah-po-pom-PAI-on
Translations: scapegoat, sent away, for sending away, a scapegoat
From the root: ἈΠΟΠΟΜΠΑΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something or someone that is 'sent away' or 'for sending away'. It is most famously used in the context of the 'scapegoat' in the Old Testament, referring to the goat that was sent into the wilderness to carry away the sins of the people. It is a compound word derived from ἀπό (apo), meaning 'away from', and πέμπω (pempo), meaning 'to send'.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G0666 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 40:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΠΟΠΟΜΠΑΙΟΣ.
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- ἈΠΟΠΟΜΠΑΙΟΣ — scapegoat, sent away, to be sent away
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