ΠΕΡΙΓΡΑΦΕΙΣΗΣἘΠΙΤΡΟΠΟΣ, περιγραφεισησἐπιτροπος
PERIGRAPHEISĒSEPITROPOS, perigrapheisēsepitropos
Sounds Like: peh-ree-grah-fee-SEE-sees-eh-PEE-tro-pos
Translations: (of) a governor of a circumscribed region, (of) a procurator of a defined territory
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΓΡΑΦΩ, ΕΠΙΤΡΟΠΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from the aorist passive participle of 'περιγράφω' (perigrapho), meaning 'to circumscribe' or 'to define', and 'ἐπίτροπος' (epitropos), meaning 'steward', 'guardian', or 'governor'. The combined word refers to a governor or procurator of a specifically defined or circumscribed region. It describes someone appointed to administer a territory whose boundaries have been clearly drawn or limited.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s numbers: G4061 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2012 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 8:1
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΠΕΡΙΓΡΑΦΩ, ΕΠΙΤΡΟΠΟΣ, appear in our texts.
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