ἘΘΕΣΙΝ, ἐθεσιν
ETHESIN, ethesin
Sounds Like: EH-theh-sin
Translations: to customs, by customs, with customs, to habits, by habits, with habits, to ways, by ways, with ways
From the root: ΕΘΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to established customs, habits, or ways of doing things within a society or group. It describes the traditional practices or behaviors that are commonly followed. In this inflected form, it indicates the indirect object or means by which something is done, often translated with prepositions like 'to', 'by', or 'with'.
Inflection: Dative, Plural, Neuter
Strong’s number: G1485 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 11 — 8:339
- Book 12 — 5:261, 5:263
- Book 16 — 2:60, 6:172, 6:176
- Book 19 — 5:283, 5:285
- Book 20 — 2:38, 5:100
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 8:27
Mathetes
- Letter to Diognetus — 5:4
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Acts — 21:21
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
- ἘΘΕΣΙΚΑΙ — customary, traditional, habitual, legal, lawful
- 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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