ΔΙΕΣΤΩΣ, διεστως
DIESTŌS, diestōs
Sounds Like: dee-ess-TOS
Translations: separated, standing apart, distant, divided, a separated one, a distant one
From the root: ΔΙΑΪΣΤΗΜΙ
Part of Speech: Participle, Adjective
Explanation: This word is the perfect active participle of the verb διαΐστημι (diaïstēmi), meaning 'to stand apart' or 'to separate'. As a participle, it functions like an adjective, describing something that has been separated or is standing apart. It can refer to physical distance, a division, or a difference in opinion or custom. It is often used to describe things that are distinct or set apart from one another.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G1293 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 8:44
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΑΪΣΤΗΜΙ.
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.
- ΔΙΕΣΤΗΚΕ — he has stood apart, he is distant, he has separated, it has stood apart, it is distant, it has separated
- ΔΙΕΣΤΗΣΕΝ — he separated, he divided, he stood apart, he put asunder
- ΔΙΕΣΤΩΣΑΝ — separated, divided, stood apart, having stood apart, having been separated
- ΔΙΕΣΤΩΤΑΣ — separated, distant, standing apart, those who are separated
- ΔΙΕΣΤΩΤΕΣ — separated, distant, standing apart, those who are separated, those who are distant
- ΔΙΙΣΤΑΝΤΟ — they were standing apart, they were separating, they were divided, they were separating themselves
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