ΦΥΓΑΔΕΥΤΗΡΙΑ, φυγαδευτηρια
PHYGADEUTĒRIA, phygadeutēria
Sounds Like: foo-gah-dehv-TEE-ree-ah
Translations: place of refuge, city of refuge, asylum
From the root: ΦΥΓΑΔΕΥΤΗΡΙΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a place where one can flee for safety, especially a city designated as a sanctuary for those who have accidentally killed someone. It is a compound word derived from 'φεύγω' (pheugō), meaning 'to flee', and the suffix '-τήριον' (-tērion), which denotes a place or instrument. It is used to describe a safe haven or a refuge.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G5438 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΦΥΓΑΔΕΥΤΗΡΙΟΝ.
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.
- ΦΥΓΑΔΕΥΤΗΡΙΟΥ — of a place of refuge, of a place of flight, of a place of exile, of a city of refuge
- ΦΥΓΑΔΕΥΤΗΡΙΩ — to a place of refuge, to a city of refuge, to a place of exile
- ΦΥΓΑΔΕΥΤΗΡΙΩΝ — of places of refuge, of cities of refuge, of places of asylum
- ΦΥΓΑΔΕΥΤΡΗΙΩΝ — (of) places of refuge, (of) places of exile, (of) places of banishment
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