ἘΠΙΚΟΥΡΟΥ, ἐπικουρου
EPIKOUROU, epikourou
Sounds Like: ep-ee-KOO-roo
Translations: of Epicurus, of a helper, of an ally, of a supporter, of a mercenary, helpful, allied, supporting
From the root: ἘΠΙΚΟΥΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Noun, Adjective
Explanation: This word is the genitive singular form of the noun or adjective 'ἘΠΙΚΟΥΡΟΣ'. It can refer to 'Epicurus', the famous Greek philosopher, or it can mean 'of a helper', 'of an ally', 'of a supporter', or 'of a mercenary'. As an adjective, it can mean 'helpful', 'allied', or 'supporting'. Its meaning depends on the context in which it is used.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine or Feminine
Strong’s number: G1946 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 5:15
Justin Martyr
- Second Apology of Justin Martyr — 0:12
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΠΙΚΟΥΡΟΣ.
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.
- ἘΠΙΚΟΥΡΟΣ — helper, an helper, ally, an ally, assistant, an assistant, succorer, a succorer
- ἘΠΙΚΟΥΡΩΝ — of auxiliaries, of allies, of helpers
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