ΑΥ̓ΤΟΧΕΙΡΙΑΣ, αὐτοχειριας
AUTOCHEIRIAS, autocheirias
Sounds Like: ow-toh-KHEI-ri-as
Translations: of suicide, of self-murder
From the root: ΑΥ̓ΤΟΧΕΙΡΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of suicide or self-murder. It is a compound word formed from 'αὐτός' (autos), meaning 'self', and 'χείρ' (cheir), meaning 'hand', combined with the suffix '-ια' indicating an action or state. Thus, it literally means 'by one's own hand' or 'self-handed action'. It is used to describe the act of taking one's own life.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΥ̓ΤΟΧΕΙΡΙΑ.
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.
- ΑΥ̓ΤΟΧΕΙΡΙΑΝ — suicide, a suicide
- ΤΗΣΑΥ̓ΤΟΧΕΙΡΙΑΣ — (of) suicide, (of) self-murder
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