ΜΕΤΟΙΚΙΑΝ, μετοικιαν
METOIKIAN, metoikian
Sounds Like: meh-toy-KEE-an
Translations: exile, a deportation, a removal, a migration, a sojourning
From the root: ΜΕΤΟΙΚΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of changing one's dwelling place, often implying a forced removal or deportation, such as being sent into exile. It can also describe a temporary residence or sojourning in a foreign land. It is used to describe the state of being an alien or a resident foreigner.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3351 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 9:35
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΕΤΟΙΚΙΑ.
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.
- ΜΕΤΟΙΚΑΙΣΙΑΣ — (of) removal, (of) migration, (of) transplantation, (of) change of abode, (of) a change of residence
- ΜΕΤΟΙΚΙΑ — exile, a state of exile, deportation, captivity, removal
- ΜΕΤΟΙΚΙΑΣ — of exile, of deportation, of removal, of migration, of captivity
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