ΡΩΜΑΙΟΙΣΚΑΤΑ, ρωμαιοισκατα
RHŌMAIOISKATA, rhōmaioiskata
Sounds Like: roh-MAI-oys KAH-tah
Translations: (to) Romans, (to) a Roman, according to, against, down from
From the root: ΡΩΜΑΙΟΣ, ΚΑΤΑ
Part of Speech: Noun, Preposition
Explanation: This appears to be a compound or, more likely, a transcription error where two separate words, 'ΡΩΜΑΙΟΙΣ' and 'ΚΑΤΑ', have been joined together without a space. 'ΡΩΜΑΙΟΙΣ' is the dative plural of 'ΡΩΜΑΙΟΣ', meaning 'Roman' or 'Romans', indicating 'to/for the Romans'. 'ΚΑΤΑ' is a versatile preposition that can mean 'according to', 'against', 'down from', or 'throughout', depending on the case of the noun it governs. In the provided example, it likely functions as 'against' or 'according to'.
Inflection: ΡΩΜΑΙΟΙΣ: Plural, Dative, Masculine. ΚΑΤΑ: Does not inflect (preposition).
Strong’s numbers: G4514 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2596 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Unknown: Yes
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 12:1
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΡΩΜΑΙΟΣ, ΚΑΤΑ, appear in our texts.
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