ΠΑΛΑΕΣΤΩ, παλαεστω
PALAESTŌ, palaestō
Sounds Like: pa-LAI-stoh
Translations: wrestler, a wrestler
From the root: ΠΑΛΑΙΣΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word appears to be a misspelling or a very rare variant of 'παλαιστής' (palaistes), which means 'wrestler'. It refers to someone who engages in wrestling, either as a sport or in a metaphorical sense of struggling or contending. In ancient Greek society, wrestling was a significant athletic pursuit.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Unknown: Yes
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 16 — 11:361
From the same root
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