ἸΑΦΗΝΟΙΣ, ἰαφηνοις
IAPHĒNOIS, iaphēnois
Sounds Like: ee-ah-FEE-noys
Translations: to the Japhenoi, to the Japhenian ones
From the root: ΙΑΦΗΝΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word refers to the 'Japhenoi' or 'Japhenian ones,' likely a designation for a group of people or a place. It is used here in the dative plural, indicating that something is being done 'to' or 'for' them. The exact identity of the 'Japhenoi' is not widely known from common Koine Greek texts, suggesting it might be a specific, perhaps localized, reference.
Inflection: Plural, Dative, Masculine
Unknown: Yes
Instances
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
- The Life of Flavius Josephus — 45:233
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΙΑΦΗΝΟΣ, appear in our texts.
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