ΚΗΔΕΣΤΗΣ, κηδεστης
KĒDESTĒS, kēdestēs
Sounds Like: kay-des-TAYS
Translations: father-in-law, a father-in-law, son-in-law, a son-in-law, relative by marriage, a relative by marriage
From the root: ΚΗΔΕΣΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This noun refers to a relative by marriage, specifically a father-in-law or a son-in-law. It is used to describe a relationship established through marriage, indicating a connection between families. For example, it could be used in a sentence like 'He was his father-in-law' or 'He became his son-in-law'.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2749 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 14 — 13:325
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΗΔΕΣΤΗΣ.
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.
- ΚΗΔΕΣΤΗΝ — son-in-law, a son-in-law, relative by marriage, a relative by marriage
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