ἘΠΙΤΗΔΕΙΑ, ἐπιτηδεια
EPITĒDEIA, epitēdeia
Sounds Like: eh-pee-TEE-day-ah
Translations: suitable, fit, proper, convenient, necessary, useful, provisions, necessities, supplies, a provision, a necessity, a supply
From the root: ἘΠΙΤΗΔΕΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning suitable, fit, or proper. In its neuter plural form, as seen here, it often functions as a noun meaning 'provisions,' 'necessities,' or 'supplies' – things that are suitable or necessary for a particular purpose, such as food, equipment, or resources. It describes something that is appropriate or useful for a given situation or need.
Inflection: Neuter, Plural, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G2039 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 26:242
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- James — 2:16
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΠΙΤΗΔΕΙΟΣ.
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.
- ἘΠΙΤΗΔΕΙΟΙ — suitable, fit, convenient, necessary, useful, proper, appropriate, advantageous, friendly, intimate, friends, necessities
- ἘΠΙΤΗΔΕΙΟΤΕΡΟΥΣ — more suitable, more convenient, more useful, more fitting, more appropriate
- ἘΠΙΤΗΔΕΙΟΥΣ — suitable, fit, convenient, useful, necessary, proper, appropriate, advantageous, a suitable one, a fit one, a necessary one
- ἘΠΙΤΗΔΕΙΩΝ — (of) necessities, (of) provisions, (of) supplies, (of) things necessary
- ἘΠΙΤΗΔΕΙΩΣ — suitably, conveniently, appropriately, properly, fitly
- ΤΟΥΣἘΠΙΤΗΔΕΙΟΥΣ — the suitable, the necessary, the useful, the proper, the fit, the convenient, the appropriate, the friendly, the intimate, the relatives, the friends
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