ΙΚΕΤΗΣ, ικετης
IKETĒS, iketēs
Sounds Like: ee-KEH-tays
Translations: suppliant, a suppliant, petitioner, a petitioner, intercessor, an intercessor
From the root: ΙΚΕΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a person who makes a humble and earnest request, especially to someone in authority or to a deity. It describes someone who pleads for help, mercy, or favor, often in a position of vulnerability or need. It can be used in contexts where someone seeks refuge or protection.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2426 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 7 — 14:361
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 15:8
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΙΚΕΤΗΣ.
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.
- ΙΚΕΤ — suppliant, a suppliant, petitioner, a petitioner
- ΙΚΕΤΑΙ — suppliants, petitioners, beggars
- ΙΚΕΤΑΙΣ — (to) suppliants, (to) petitioners
- ΙΚΕΤΑΣ — suppliant, a suppliant, petitioner, a petitioner
- ΙΚΕΤΗΝ — suppliant, a suppliant, petitioner, an petitioner, humble person, an humble person
- ΙΚΕΤΩΝ — (of) suppliants, (of) petitioners, (of) humble ones
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