ἘΠΙΚΟΥΡΙΚΟΝ, ἐπικουρικον
EPIKOURIKON, epikourikon
Sounds Like: ep-ee-koo-ree-KON
Translations: auxiliary, a helper, helpful, a helping force
From the root: ΕΠΙΚΟΥΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something or someone that provides aid or support. It is often used in a military context to refer to auxiliary troops or a helping force. It can also describe anything that is helpful or provides assistance.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G1947 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΚΟΥΡΟΣ.
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.
- ἘΠΙΚΟΥΡΕΙΟΣ — Epicurean, of Epicurus
- ἘΠΙΚΟΥΡΟΙ — auxiliaries, helpers, allies, assistants
- ἘΠΙΚΟΥΡΟΝ — helper, an helper, assistant, an assistant, ally, an ally
- ἘΠΙΚΟΥΡΟΥΣ — helpers, allies, assistants
- ΕΠΙΚΟΥΡΟΣ — helper, an ally, an assistant, a supporter
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