ΠΕΡΙΟΙΚΙΔΑΣ, περιοικιδας
PERIOIKIDAS, perioikidas
Sounds Like: peh-ree-OH-kee-das
Translations: of a female perioikos, of a female inhabitant of the surrounding country, female perioikoi, female inhabitants of the surrounding country
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΟΙΚΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a female inhabitant of the surrounding country, specifically a 'perioikos'. In ancient Greece, perioikoi were free inhabitants of territories surrounding a dominant city-state, particularly Sparta, who were not citizens but were not slaves either. They often had their own communities and were subject to the dominant city-state. This form is either genitive singular or accusative plural of the feminine noun.
Inflection: Feminine, Genitive Singular or Accusative Plural
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 17 — 11:306
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