2001 Translation

ETAIRAN, etairan

Sounds Like: heh-TAI-ran

Translations: companion, a companion, female companion, mistress, a mistress, prostitute, a prostitute

From the root: ΕΤΑΙΡΑ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a female companion, often in a professional or social sense. It can denote a close friend or associate, but it is also commonly used to refer to a courtesan or prostitute, especially in later Koine Greek. Its meaning can vary depending on the context, ranging from a respectable female associate to a woman engaged in sexual commerce.

Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G2030 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Clement of Alexandria

• Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 4:50

Codex Sinaiticus

• Psalms — 101:19

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.

• ΕΤΑΙΡΑ — companion, a companion, prostitute, a prostitute, harlot, a harlot
• ΕΤΑΙΡΑΔΕ — courtesan, a courtesan, prostitute, a prostitute, companion, a companion, and a courtesan, but a courtesan
• ΕΤΑΙΡΑΙ — companions, prostitutes, harlots
• ΕΤΑΙΡΑΣ — of a companion, of a harlot, of a prostitute

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