2001 Translation

TIMŌROS, timōros

Sounds Like: tee-MO-ros

Translations: avenger, punisher, a punisher, a helper, a defender

From the root: ΤΙΜΩΡΟΣ

Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective

Explanation: This word refers to someone who avenges or punishes, often in the sense of bringing justice or retribution. It can also describe someone who helps or defends, particularly in the context of providing aid against an aggressor or wrongdoer. It is used to describe a person who exacts vengeance or provides assistance.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine or Feminine

Strong’s number: G5097 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Clement of Alexandria

• Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:117, 6:12

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book Three — 7:108

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΤΙΜΩΡΟΣ.

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.

• ΤΙΜΩΡΗΤΑΣ — avenger, punisher, one who helps, a helper
• ΤΙΜΩΡΟΙ — avengers, punishers, a punisher, an avenger
• ΤΙΜΩΡΟΝ — avenging, punishing, a punisher, an avenger
• ΤΙΜΩΡΟΥΣ — avengers, punishers, a punisher, an avenger

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