ΓΕΣΣΙΟΝ, γεσσιον
GESSION, gession
Sounds Like: GESS-see-on
Translations: Gessius
From the root: ΓΕΣΣΙΟΝ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This is a proper noun, specifically a masculine personal name. It refers to Gessius Florus, a Roman procurator of Judea from 64 to 66 AD, whose oppressive rule contributed to the outbreak of the First Jewish-Roman War. Proper nouns like this are used to identify specific individuals.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Masculine
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 20 — 9:215
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΓΕΣΣΙΟΝ, appear in our texts.
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