ἘΠΙΤΗΔΕΥΤΗΣ, ἐπιτηδευτης
EPITĒDEUTĒS, epitēdeutēs
Sounds Like: ep-ee-tay-DEW-tays
Translations: practicer, follower, a practicer, a follower
From the root: ἘΠΙΤΗΔΕΥΩ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to someone who practices, follows, or cultivates a particular art, skill, or way of life. It describes an adherent or one who is devoted to a certain pursuit or custom. It is a compound word derived from 'ἐπί' (upon, in addition) and 'τηδέω' (to care for, to busy oneself with).
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2038 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 19 — 1:32
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
- ἘΠΙΤΗΔΕΥΣΙΣ — pursuit, practice, study, endeavor, occupation, a pursuit, a practice
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