ΔΗΜΙΟΣ, δημιος
DĒMIOS, dēmios
Sounds Like: DAY-mee-os
Translations: public, common, a public servant, an executioner, a hangman, a torturer
From the root: ΔΗΜΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word describes something belonging to the public or common. As a noun, it refers to a public servant, often specifically an executioner or torturer, someone who carries out public sentences or duties, especially those involving punishment. It can be used to describe something that is done openly or for the community.
Inflection: Masculine, Nominative, Singular
Strong’s number: G1216 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 14:7
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Maccabees — 5:8
From the same root
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