ΔΕΟΜΑΙΦΡΟΥΡΑΣ, δεομαιφρουρας
DEOMAIPHROURAS, deomaiphrouras
Sounds Like: DEH-oh-meh FROO-ras
Translations: I ask for a guard, I beg for a guard, I need a guard, I request a guard
From the root: ΔΕΟΜΑΙ, ΦΡΟΥΡΑ
Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
Explanation: This is a compound phrase formed by the verb 'δέομαι' (deomai), meaning 'I ask, I pray, I beg, I need', and the noun 'φρουρά' (phroura) in the genitive case, meaning 'of a guard, of a watch, of a garrison'. The combined phrase 'δέομαι φρουρᾶς' therefore means 'I ask for a guard' or 'I am in need of a guard'. It describes the act of requesting or needing protection or a watch.
Inflection: ΔΕΟΜΑΙ: Present, Middle/Passive, Indicative, First Person, Singular. ΦΡΟΥΡΑΣ: Singular, Genitive, Feminine.
Strong’s numbers: G1189 (Lookup on BibleHub), G5432 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 8:63
From the same root
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