ΜΕΤΟΙΚΑΙΣΙΑ, μετοικαισια
METOIKAISIA, metoikaisia
Sounds Like: meh-toy-kee-SEE-ah
Translations: change of residence, migration, deportation, removal, a change of dwelling
From the root: ΜΕΤΟΙΚΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act or state of changing one's residence, often implying a forced or significant relocation, such as a deportation or a mass migration. It describes the process of moving from one's native land to live as a resident alien or sojourner in another place. It is a compound word derived from 'μετοικος' (metoikos), meaning 'sojourner' or 'resident alien'.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΕΤΟΙΚΟΣ.
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.
- ΜΕΤΟΙΚΟΝ — sojourner, a sojourner, foreigner, a foreigner, alien, an alien, stranger, a stranger
- ΜΕΤΟΙΚΟΣ — sojourner, a sojourner, foreigner, a foreigner, stranger, a stranger, resident alien, a resident alien
- ΜΕΤΟΙΚΟΥΣ — sojourners, resident aliens, foreigners, strangers
- ΜΕΤΟΙΚΩΝ — of resident aliens, of sojourners, of foreigners
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