ΚΗΔΕΜΟΝΑ, κηδεμονα
KĒDEMONA, kēdemona
Sounds Like: kay-day-MOH-nah
Translations: guardian, protector, a guardian, a protector
From the root: ΚΗΔΕΜΩΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to someone who takes care of or protects another person or group. It implies a sense of responsibility and oversight, often in a benevolent or supportive role. It can be used to describe someone who acts as a caretaker, a patron, or a defender.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2747 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Maccabees — 4:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΗΔΕΜΩΝ.
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.
- ΚΗΔΕΜΟΝ — guardian, protector, patron, caretaker, a guardian, a protector
- ΚΗΔΕΜΟΝΙΚΩΣ — carefully, protectively, solicitously, with care, with concern
- ΚΗΔΕΜΟΝΟΣ — of a guardian, of a protector, of a caretaker, of a patron, of a manager
- ΚΗΔΕΜΩΝ — guardian, protector, a guardian, a protector, caretaker, manager, kinsman-redeemer
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