ΝΑΖΙΡΑΙΟΙ, ναζιραιοι
NAZIRAIOI, naziraioi
Sounds Like: nah-zee-RAH-yoy
Translations: Nazirites, a Nazirite
From the root: ΝΑΖΙΡΑΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to individuals, typically men, who took a special vow of separation to God, as described in the Old Testament (Numbers 6). During the period of their vow, they abstained from wine and other strong drink, did not cut their hair, and avoided contact with dead bodies. The term is used to describe those who have taken such a vow.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G3489 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 4 — 4:72
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΝΑΖΙΡΑΙΟΣ.
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.
- ΝΑΖΙΡΑΙΟΣ — Nazirite, a Nazirite
- ΝΑΖΙΡΑΙΟΥΣ — Nazirites, a Nazirite
- ΝΑΖΙΡΑΙΩΝ — of Nazirites, of a Nazirite
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