ΓΕΣΣΙΟΣ, γεσσιος
GESSIOS, gessios
Sounds Like: GESS-see-oss
Translations: Gessius
From the root: ΓΕΣΣΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This is a proper noun, referring to Gessius Florus, a Roman procurator of Judea from 64 to 66 AD. He is known for his oppressive rule, which contributed to the outbreak of the First Jewish-Roman War. It is used to identify this specific historical figure.
Inflection: Singular, Masculine, Nominative
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 14:7
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΓΕΣΣΙΟΣ.
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.
- ΓΕΣΣΙΟΥ — of Gessius, Gessius'
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