ἘΠΙΚΟΥΡΕΙΟΥΣ, ἐπικουρειους
EPIKOUREIOUS, epikoureious
Sounds Like: ep-ee-koo-REH-ee-oos
Translations: Epicurean, Epicureans
From the root: ἘΠΙΚΟΥΡΕΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word refers to someone who is a follower of Epicurus, a Greek philosopher. His philosophy, Epicureanism, taught that the greatest good is to seek modest pleasures and tranquility, freedom from fear and absence of pain, achieved through a life of self-sufficiency surrounded by friends. When used as a noun, it refers to the adherents of this philosophy.
Inflection: Plural, Masculine, Accusative
Strong’s number: G2033 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 10 — 11:277
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΠΙΚΟΥΡΕΙΟΣ.
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- ἘΠΙΚΟΥΡΕΙΟΙΣ — (to) Epicureans, (for) Epicureans, Epicurean
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