ἈΠΟΣΤΑΤΗ, ἀποστατη
APOSTATĒ, apostatē
Sounds Like: ah-pos-TAH-tay
Translations: apostate, a rebel, a deserter, a renegade, of an apostate, of a rebel, of a deserter, of a renegade, to an apostate, to a rebel, to a deserter, to a renegade
From the root: ἈΠΟΣΤΑΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to someone who abandons their religious faith, political party, or cause. It can also mean a rebel or a deserter. It is a compound word formed from 'ἀπό' (away from) and 'ἵστημι' (to stand), literally meaning 'one who stands away from'. It is used to describe someone who has defected or revolted.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive or Dative, Masculine or Feminine; or Plural, Nominative or Vocative, Masculine or Feminine
Strong’s number: G0647 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 19:136
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 10 — 11:221
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΠΟΣΤΑΤΗΣ.
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.
- ἈΠΟΣΤΑΤΑΙΣ — apostates, rebels, renegades
- ἈΠΟΣΤΑΤΗΝ — apostate, a rebel, a renegade
- ἈΠΟΣΤΑΤΗΣ — apostate, rebel, a rebel, deserter, a deserter
- ἈΠΟΣΤΑΤΩΝ — of apostates, of rebels, of renegades, of deserters, of traitors
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