ΕΤΑΙΡΑ, εταιρα
ETAIRA, etaira
Sounds Like: eh-TAI-rah
Translations: companion, a companion, prostitute, a prostitute, harlot, a harlot
From the root: ΕΤΑΙΡΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a female companion. In some contexts, it can specifically denote a prostitute or harlot, particularly in ancient Greek literature and biblical texts. It is used to describe a woman who associates with others, often for social or sexual purposes.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2030 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΤΑΙΡΑ.
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.
- ΕΤΑΙΡΑΔΕ — courtesan, a courtesan, prostitute, a prostitute, companion, a companion, and a courtesan, but a courtesan
- ΕΤΑΙΡΑΙ — companions, prostitutes, harlots
- ΕΤΑΙΡΑΝ — companion, a companion, female companion, mistress, a mistress, prostitute, a prostitute
- ΕΤΑΙΡΑΣ — of a companion, of a harlot, of a prostitute
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