ἘΘΕΣΙΚΑΙ, ἐθεσικαι
ETHESIKAI, ethesikai
Sounds Like: eh-the-SEE-kai
Translations: customary, traditional, habitual, legal, lawful
From the root: ΕΘΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'customary' or 'traditional', derived from the noun 'ἔθος' (ethos), which means 'custom' or 'habit'. It describes something that is in accordance with established customs, traditions, or laws. It can be used to describe practices, rules, or ways of life that are generally accepted or legally binding within a community.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1485 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 3:63
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΘΟΣ.
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.
- ἘΘΕΙ — custom, habit, usage, a custom, a habit, a usage
- ἘΘΕΣΙ — (to) customs, (by) customs, (with) customs, (to) habits, (by) habits, (with) habits, (to) manners, (by) manners, (with) manners
- ἘΘΕΣΙΝ — to customs, by customs, with customs, to habits, by habits, with habits, to ways, by ways, with ways
- ἘΘΗΚΑΙ — customs, habits, ways, practices
- ΕΘΙΣ — custom, habit, usage, a custom, a habit, a usage
- ΕΘΟΣ — custom, habit, usage, a custom, a habit
- ΤΟἘΘΟΣ — the custom, a custom, the habit, a habit
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