ΜΑΚΚΑΒΑΙΟΣ, μακκαβαιος
MAKKABAIOS, makkabaios
Sounds Like: Mak-ka-BAH-yos
Translations: Maccabaeus
From the root: ΜΑΚΚΑΒΑΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This is a proper noun referring to Judas Maccabaeus, a Jewish leader who led the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire in the 2nd century BC. He is a significant figure in Jewish history, known for his military prowess and his role in the rededication of the Second Temple, which is commemorated by the festival of Hanukkah. The name 'Maccabaeus' itself is thought to mean 'hammer' or 'extinguisher'.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G3129 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 12 — 6:285
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 1 Maccabees — 2:4, 2:66, 3:1, 5:24, 5:34, 8:20
- 2 Maccabees — 5:27, 8:1, 8:5, 8:16, 10:1, 10:19, 11:7, 11:15, 12:20, 14:6, 14:30, 15:7, 15:21
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΑΚΚΑΒΑΙΟΣ.
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.
- ΜΑΚΑΒΑΙΟΝ — Maccabean, a Maccabean, Maccabee
- ΜΑΚΚΑΒΑΙΟΝ — Maccabee, a Maccabee
- ΜΑΚΚΑΒΑΙΩ — (to) Maccabeus
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