ἈΣΑΜΩΝΑΙΟΙ, ἀσαμωναιοι
ASAMŌNAIOI, asamōnaioi
Sounds Like: ah-sah-moh-NAY-oy
Translations: Hasmoneans, the Hasmoneans
From the root: ἈΣΑΜΩΝΑΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the Hasmoneans, a priestly and royal dynasty that ruled Judea and surrounding regions from the 2nd century BCE to the 1st century BCE. They were the descendants of the Maccabees and established an independent Jewish state. The term is typically used in historical contexts when referring to this specific family or the period of their rule.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 4:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΣΑΜΩΝΑΙΟΣ.
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.
- ἈΣΑΜΩΝ — Hasmonean, of the Hasmoneans
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