ἘΠΙΒΟΥΛΗΝΑΥ̓ΤΩΝ, ἐπιβουληναὐτων
EPIBOULĒNAUTŌN, epiboulēnautōn
Sounds Like: eh-pee-boo-LEE-nah-OO-tone
Translations: plot of the sailors, conspiracy of the seamen, design of the sailors
From the root: ΕΠΙΒΟΥΛΗ, ΝΑΥΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is a compound of two distinct Koine Greek words, likely concatenated or misspelled. It combines 'ἘΠΙΒΟΥΛΗ' (epiboulē), meaning 'plot' or 'conspiracy', with 'ΝΑΥ̓ΤΩΝ' (nautōn), which is the genitive plural of 'ναύτης' (nautēs), meaning 'sailor' or 'seaman'. Therefore, the combined meaning is 'plot of the sailors' or 'conspiracy of the seamen'. It describes a malicious plan or scheme devised by a group of sailors.
Inflection: ἘΠΙΒΟΥΛΗ: Singular, Nominative, Feminine. ΝΑΥ̓ΤΩΝ: Plural, Genitive, Masculine.
Strong’s numbers: G1917 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3492 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Unknown: Yes
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 17:32
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