ὈΛΙΓΑΝΘΡΩΠΟΥΜΕΝΗΝ, ὀλιγανθρωπουμενην
OLIGANTHRŌPOUMENĒN, oliganthrōpoumenēn
Sounds Like: oh-lee-gan-throh-poo-MEH-neen
Translations: being depopulated, being thinly populated, being sparsely inhabited
From the root: ΟΛΙΓΑΝΘΡΩΠΕΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is a compound participle, meaning 'being depopulated' or 'being sparsely inhabited'. It describes a place or area that has few people living in it, or whose population has decreased. It combines 'ὀλίγος' (oligos, 'few') and 'ἄνθρωπος' (anthropos, 'man, human'), indicating a scarcity of people.
Inflection: Present, Passive, Feminine, Singular, Accusative
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 11 — 5:181
From the same root
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