ἈΦΑΙΡΕΣΙΝ, ἀφαιρεσιν
APHAIRESIN, aphairesin
Sounds Like: ah-FAI-reh-sin
Translations: removal, a removal, taking away, a taking away, cutting off, a cutting off, subtraction, a subtraction
From the root: ΑΦΑΙΡΕΣΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of taking something away, removing it, or cutting it off. It can also denote the concept of subtraction or deprivation. It is used in contexts where something is being separated or withdrawn from a larger whole.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G0859 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:311
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 16 — 6:160
Josephus' The Jewish War
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 3 Maccabees — 1:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΦΑΙΡΕΣΙΣ.
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.
- ἈΦΑΙΡΕΣΕΙ — (to) removal, (to) taking away, (to) cutting off, (to) a removal, (to) a taking away, (to) a cutting off
- ἈΦΑΙΡΕΣΕΩΣ — of taking away, of removal, of cutting off, of separation, of deprivation
- ΑΦΑΙΡΕΣΕΩΣ — (of) taking away, (of) removal, (of) cutting off, (of) separation, (of) a removal
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