ἈΡΧΙΛΗΣΤΑΙ, ἀρχιλησται
ARCHILĒSTAI, archilēstai
Sounds Like: ar-khee-lay-STAI
Translations: chief robber, chief bandit, a chief robber, a chief bandit
From the root: ΑΡΧΙΛΗΣΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound noun, formed from 'ἀρχι-' (archi-), meaning 'chief' or 'first', and 'λῃστής' (lēstēs), meaning 'robber' or 'bandit'. It refers to the leader or chief of a band of robbers or bandits. It is used to describe someone who is the head of a criminal group, often implying a significant level of authority or notoriety within that group.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G0747 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 16 — 9:274
Josephus' The Jewish War
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΡΧΙΛΗΣΤΗΣ.
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.
- ἈΡΧΙΛΗΣΤΟΥ — of a chief robber, of a chief bandit, of a chief brigand, of a chief insurgent
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