ΜΑΔΑΙΟΙ, μαδαιοι
MADAIOI, madaioi
Sounds Like: mah-DAI-oy
Translations: Medes, a Mede
From the root: ΜΑΔΑΙ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the Medes, an ancient people descended from Madai, one of the sons of Japheth mentioned in the Bible. They inhabited the region of Media, which is present-day western Iran. The term is used to identify individuals or the people group from this region.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s numbers: G3181 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3370 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 6:124
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΑΔΑΙ.
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- ΜΑΔΑΙ — Madai
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