ΕΠΙΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΟΝ, επιστρατηγον
EPISTRATĒGON, epistratēgon
Sounds Like: ep-ee-strat-AY-gon
Translations: epistrategos, a chief captain, a prefect, a governor, a commander
From the root: ΕΠΙΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a high-ranking military or civil official, often a chief captain, prefect, or governor. It denotes someone in command over a region or a significant military force. It is a compound word formed from 'epi' (upon, over) and 'strategos' (general, commander), indicating someone who is 'over a general' or a 'chief commander'.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G1992 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Maccabees — 15:38
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΟΣ.
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.
- ἘΠΙΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΟΝ — commander, a commander, general, a general, governor, a governor
- ΕΠΙΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΟΣ — epistrategos, a military governor, a commander, a general
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