ΙΚΕΣΙΟΣ, ικεσιος
IKESIOS, ikesios
Sounds Like: ee-KEH-see-oss
Translations: suppliant, of a suppliant, pertaining to supplication, a suppliant
From the root: ΙΚΕΣΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'pertaining to a suppliant' or 'of a suppliant'. It describes something related to the act of supplication or to someone who is making a humble request or entreaty. It can be used to describe a god or a quality associated with receiving supplications, such as 'Zeus, the god of suppliants'.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2427 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:107
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΙΚΕΣΙΟΣ, appear in our texts.
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