ΣΟΦΙΣΤΗΣἸΔΙΑΣ, σοφιστησἰδιας
SOPHISTĒSIDIAS, sophistēsidias
Sounds Like: so-FISS-tays ee-DEE-as
Translations: private sophist, one's own sophist, a private sophist, a sophist of one's own
From the root: ΣΟΦΙΣΤΗΣ, ἸΔΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound phrase combining the noun 'sophist' and the adjective 'one's own' or 'private'. It refers to a sophist who is private or peculiar to someone, or perhaps a sophist who teaches privately rather than publicly. It could also imply a sophist who is self-taught or has a unique, individual approach. The phrase is in the genitive case, indicating possession or origin, so it would typically be translated as 'of a private sophist' or 'belonging to a private sophist'.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine
Strong’s numbers: G4680 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2398 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 8:2
From the same root
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