ΔΩΡΟΔΟΚΙΑΣ, δωροδοκιας
DŌRODOKIAS, dōrodokias
Sounds Like: doh-roh-doh-KEE-as
Translations: of bribery, of receiving gifts, of corruption
From the root: ΔΩΡΟΔΟΚΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of receiving gifts or bribes, often implying corruption or the perversion of justice through such means. It describes the state or practice of being open to or engaging in bribery. It is a compound word formed from 'δῶρον' (gift) and 'δοκία' (receiving).
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1434 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 16:17
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΩΡΟΔΟΚΙΑ.
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.
- ΔΩΡΟΔΟΚΙΑ — bribery, a bribery, receiving gifts, corruption
- ΔΩΡΟΔΟΚΙΑΝ — bribery, a bribe, corruption, a corrupt gift
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