2001 Translation

EPICHŌRIOUSAPHESTŌTAS, epichōriousaphestōtas

Sounds Like: ep-ee-KHO-ree-oos-ah-fess-TOH-tas

Translations: local rebels, native rebels, those who are local and have revolted, those who are local and have stood away

From the root: ἘΠΙΧΩΡΙΟΣ, ἈΦΙΣΤΗΜΙ

Part of Speech: Adjective, Verb

Explanation: This is a compound word formed by the concatenation of two distinct Koine Greek words: ἘΠΙΧΩΡΙΟΥΣ (epichōrious) and ἈΦΕΣΤΩΤΑΣ (aphestōtas). ἘΠΙΧΩΡΙΟΥΣ means 'local' or 'native' and is an adjective. ἈΦΕΣΤΩΤΑΣ is the perfect active participle of the verb ἈΦΙΣΤΗΜΙ (aphistēmi), meaning 'to stand away from,' 'to revolt,' or 'to withdraw.' Together, the compound word describes 'those who are local and have revolted' or 'native rebels.' It refers to people from a specific region who have risen in rebellion.

Inflection: ἘΠΙΧΩΡΙΟΥΣ: Accusative, Plural, Masculine or Feminine. ἈΦΕΣΤΩΤΑΣ: Accusative, Plural, Masculine, Perfect Active Participle.

Strong’s numbers: G2040 (Lookup on BibleHub), G868 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book One — 14:9

From the same root

No other words from the same root, ἘΠΙΧΩΡΙΟΣ, ἈΦΙΣΤΗΜΙ, appear in our texts.

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