ἘΡΓΟΛΑΒΩΣΙ, ἐργολαβωσι
ERGOLABŌSI, ergolabōsi
Sounds Like: er-go-la-BOH-see
Translations: they may contract, they may undertake, they may farm out
From the root: ΕΡΓΟΛΑΒΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning 'to contract for work', 'to undertake a task', or 'to farm out taxes or revenues'. It refers to the act of entering into an agreement to perform a service or manage a resource, often for a fee or profit. In the provided context, it likely refers to individuals contracting for or undertaking the collection of taxes or revenues.
Inflection: Third Person, Plural, Aorist, Subjunctive, Active
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 14 — 10:201
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΡΓΟΛΑΒΕΩ.
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.
- ΕΡΓΟΛΑΒΗΣΑΣ — having undertaken, having contracted, having agreed to work
- ΕΡΓΟΛΑΒΩΣΙ — they may contract, they may undertake, they may agree to work
- ἨΡΓΟΛΑΒΗΚΩΣ — having contracted, having undertaken, having hired out, having farmed out
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