ΜΕΤΡΗΤΑΙΣΤΡΑΤΟΠΕΔΩΝ, μετρηταιστρατοπεδων
METRĒTAISTRATOPEDŌN, metrētaistratopedōn
Sounds Like: meh-tree-TAIS strah-toh-peh-DOHN
Translations: measurers of camps, measurers of military encampments, measurers of armies
From the root: ΜΕΤΡΗΤΗΣ, ΣΤΡΑΤΟΠΕΔΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'ΜΕΤΡΗΤΗΣ' (metrētēs), meaning 'measurer', and 'ΣΤΡΑΤΟΠΕΔΟΝ' (stratopedon), meaning 'camp' or 'military encampment'. The combined word refers to individuals whose role was to measure out or lay out military camps, likely for proper organization and spacing. They would have been responsible for surveying and marking the ground for tents, supplies, and troop formations.
Inflection: Plural, Dative, Masculine
Strong’s numbers: G3358 (Lookup on BibleHub), G4753 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 2:1
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΜΕΤΡΗΤΗΣ, ΣΤΡΑΤΟΠΕΔΟΝ, appear in our texts.
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