ΦΥΛΙΣΤΙΕΙΜʼ, φυλιστιειμʼ
PHYLISTIEIMʼ, phylistieimʼ
Sounds Like: foo-lis-TEE-eim
Translations: Philistines, the Philistines
From the root: ΦΥΛΙΣΤΙΕΙΜ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the Philistines, an ancient people who were adversaries of the Israelites. The apostrophe at the end indicates an elision, meaning a letter or syllable has been omitted, likely for poetic or rhythmic reasons, but the meaning remains the same as the full form Φυλιστιείμ. It is typically used to refer to the people collectively.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G5331 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΦΥΛΙΣΤΙΕΙΜ.
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- ΦΥΛΙΣΤΙΕΙΜ — Philistines
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