ΕΥ̓ΕΡΓΕΤΗΣ, εὐεργετης
EUERGETĒS, euergetēs
Sounds Like: yoo-er-GEH-tace
Translations: benefactor, a benefactor, one who does good
From the root: ΕΥ̓ΕΡΓΕΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a benefactor, someone who does good deeds or provides benefits to others. It is a compound word derived from 'εὖ' (eu), meaning 'well' or 'good', and 'ἔργον' (ergon), meaning 'work' or 'deed'. Thus, it literally means 'one who does good works'. It is used to describe a person who provides help, support, or kindness.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2110 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 17 — 2:45
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΥ̓ΕΡΓΕΤΗΣ.
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.
- ΕΥ̓ΕΡΓΕΤΑΙ — benefactors, doers of good
- ΕΥ̓ΕΡΓΕΤΑΙΣ — benefactors, a benefactor, those who do good
- ΕΥ̓ΕΡΓΕΤΗ — benefactor, a benefactor
- ΕΥ̓ΕΡΓΕΤΙΣ — benefactress, a benefactress
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