ΦΗΣΤΟΣΤΟ, φηστοστο
PHĒSTOSTO, phēstosto
Sounds Like: FEE-stos-toh
Translations: Festus
From the root: ΦΗΣΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This word appears to be a misspelling or garbled form of 'Φῆστος' (Festus), likely referring to Porcius Festus, a Roman procurator of Judea mentioned in the New Testament. The extra 'το' at the end is not a standard Greek ending for this name in the nominative case. It is used to refer to a specific individual.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine (likely a misspelling of Φῆστος)
Strong’s number: G5351 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Unknown: Yes
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 14:1
From the same root
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