2001 Translation

IDEAN, idean

Sounds Like: ee-DEH-an

Translations: form, appearance, kind, a kind, nature, a nature, type, a type, idea, an idea

From the root: ΙΔΕΑ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to the outward form or appearance of something, or its general nature or type. It can describe the visible shape or figure, as well as the inherent character or class of a thing. It is used to express the concept of a 'kind' or 'sort' of something.

Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G2401 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Josephus' Against Apion

• Book One — 1:6
• Book Two — 1:6

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 1 — 0:8
• Book 8 — 7:177
• Book 12 — 2:65, 2:79

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book Two — 14:2
• Book Three — 10:47
• Book Five — 5:58

The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables

• Parable 9 — 1:4

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΙΔΕΑ.

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.

• ἸΔΕΑΙ — forms, kinds, natures, ideas, appearances
• ΙΔΕΑ — form, appearance, kind, sort, nature, idea, a form, an appearance, a kind, a sort

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