ΣΑΤΡΑΠΑΙΣ, σατραπαις
SATRAPAIS, satrapais
Sounds Like: sah-TRAH-pais
Translations: to satraps, satraps
From the root: ΣΑΤΡΑΠΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: A satrap was a governor of a province in the ancient Median and Achaemenid (Persian) Empires, and later in some Hellenistic empires. They held significant power, often acting as viceroys, collecting taxes, administering justice, and maintaining order in their territories. The word is of Persian origin.
Inflection: Plural, Dative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G4523 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 22:193
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 4:7
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Ezra (Alpha) — 3:2
From the same root
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