ΡΩΜΑΙΟΥΣἨΝ, ρωμαιουσἠν
RHŌMAIOUSĒN, rhōmaiousēn
Sounds Like: roh-MAI-oos-AIN
Translations: Romans were, the Romans were
From the root: ΡΩΜΑΙΟΣ, ΕἸΜΙ
Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound of two separate Koine Greek words: 'ΡΩΜΑΙΟΥΣ' (Rhomaious) and 'ἨΝ' (ēn). 'ΡΩΜΑΙΟΥΣ' is the accusative plural form of 'ΡΩΜΑΙΟΣ', meaning 'Roman'. 'ἨΝ' is the imperfect active indicative form of the verb 'εἰμί', meaning 'to be'. Therefore, the combined phrase means 'the Romans were' or 'Romans were'. This construction is not a standard compound word but rather two words written together, likely due to a scribal error or a lack of spacing in the original text.
Inflection: ΡΩΜΑΙΟΥΣ: Plural, Accusative, Masculine; ἨΝ: Singular, Imperfect, Indicative, Active, 3rd Person
Strong’s numbers: G4514 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1510 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Unknown: Yes
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 22:4
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