ΣΕΠΦΩΡΕΩΣ, σεπφωρεως
SEPPHŌREŌS, sepphōreōs
Sounds Like: sep-foh-REH-ohss
Translations: of Sepphoris
From the root: ΣΕΠΦΩΡΙΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This word is the genitive singular form of 'Sepphoris', which was a prominent city in ancient Galilee, located in the central part of the region. It served as a major administrative and cultural center during the Roman period, particularly significant in the time of Jesus and later as a seat of the Sanhedrin after the destruction of Jerusalem. The genitive case indicates possession or origin, so 'of Sepphoris' refers to something belonging to or originating from the city of Sepphoris.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΕΠΦΩΡΙΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΣΕΠΦΩΡΙΝ — Sepphoris
- ΣΕΠΦΩΡΙΣ — Sepphoris
- ΣΕΠΦΩΡΙΤΑΣ — Sepphorites, the Sepphorites
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