ΜΕΤΑΝΑΣΤΑΣ, μεταναστας
METANASTAS, metanastas
Sounds Like: meh-ta-NAS-tas
Translations: migrating, having migrated, a migrant, a sojourner, an emigrant, an immigrant
From the root: ΜΕΤΑΝΑΣΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word describes someone who has moved from one place to another, often implying a change of residence or country. It can function as an adjective meaning 'migrating' or 'having migrated', or as a noun referring to the person who migrates, such as a 'migrant' or 'sojourner'. It is a compound word formed from 'μετά' (meta), meaning 'with' or 'after' or indicating change, and 'ἀνίστημι' (anistemi), meaning 'to make to stand up' or 'to raise'.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine, Aorist Active Participle
Strong’s number: G3346 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 7:160
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΕΤΑΝΑΣΤΗΣ.
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- ΜΕΤΑΝΑΣΤΗΣ — migrant, an emigrant, an exile, a deportee
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