ἘΠΙΤΗΔΕΥΣΙΣ, ἐπιτηδευσις
EPITĒDEUSIS, epitēdeusis
Sounds Like: eh-pee-TAY-oo-sis
Translations: pursuit, practice, study, endeavor, occupation, a pursuit, a practice
From the root: ἘΠΙΤΗΔΕΥΩ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of pursuing, practicing, or diligently applying oneself to something. It describes an activity or occupation that one engages in with purpose and effort, often implying a habit or a chosen way of life. It can be used to describe the diligent study of a subject or the consistent practice of a virtue or vice.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2039 (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, ἘΠΙΤΗΔΕΥΩ.
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.
- ἘΠΙΤΗΔΕΥΕΙΝ — to practice, to pursue, to make a practice of, to cultivate, to devote oneself to, to study, to busy oneself with
- ἘΠΙΤΗΔΕΥΣΑΣ — having practiced, having pursued, having studied, having contrived, having made a business of
- ἘΠΙΤΗΔΕΥΤΗΣ — practicer, follower, a practicer, a follower
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