ΜΟΙΡΑ, μοιρα
MOIRA, moira
Sounds Like: MOY-rah
Translations: part, portion, share, lot, fate, destiny, a part, a portion, a share
From the root: ΜΟΙΡΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a part, portion, or share of something, often implying an allotted portion or a division. It can also signify one's lot or destiny, the fate assigned to a person or thing. In some contexts, it can refer to the personification of fate or destiny. It is used to describe a segment or a division of a whole.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3351 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 2 — 7:190
- Book 4 — 8:249
- Book 5 — 8:247
- Book 8 — 5:136
- Book 13 — 2:42, 10:296
- Book 17 — 10:255
- Book 19 — 1:18
- Book 20 — 8:159
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 18:45
- Book Three — 6:7, 8:1, 8:33, 8:58, 9:37
- Book Four — 2:3, 7:5, 7:6, 11:17
- Book Five — 2:23, 3:37
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΟΙΡΑ.
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.
- ΜΟΙΡΑΙ — fates, portions, shares, destinies
- ΜΟΙΡΑΙΣ — (to) shares, (to) portions, (to) fates, (to) destinies
- ΜΟΙΡΑΝ — a part, a portion, a share, a lot, destiny, fate
- ΜΟΙΡΑΣ — share, portion, lot, fate, destiny
- ΜΟΙΡΩΝ — of parts, of shares, of portions, of lots, of fates
- ΜΟΙΣΑΣ — fate, destiny, lot, portion, a portion, a lot
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