ΑΠΟΠΟΜΠΑΙΟΝ, αποπομπαιον
APOPOMPAION, apopompaion
Sounds Like: ah-po-POM-py-on
Translations: sent away, sent off, to be sent away, to be sent off, scapegoat, a scapegoat
From the root: ΑΠΟΠΟΜΠΑΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that is sent away or dismissed, often with the implication of averting evil or misfortune. It is famously used in the context of a 'scapegoat,' an animal or person upon whom sins or evils are symbolically placed and then sent away to remove them from the community. It is a compound word derived from 'ἀπό' (away from) and 'πέμπω' (to send).
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G0652 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΠΟΠΟΜΠΑΙΟΣ.
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.
- ἈΠΟΠΟΜΠΑΙΟΥ — of the scapegoat, of the one sent away, of the one sent forth
- ΑΠΟΠΟΜΠΑΙΟΣ — scapegoat, sent away, sent forth, sent off
- ΑΠΟΠΟΜΠΑΙΟΥ — of a scapegoat, of the scapegoat
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