ΧΗΡΕΙΑΝ, χηρειαν
CHĒREIAN, chēreian
Sounds Like: khee-REH-ee-an
Translations: widowhood, a widowhood, destitution, a destitution
From the root: ΧΗΡΕΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the state of being a widow, or more broadly, a state of destitution, deprivation, or loneliness. It describes the condition of someone who has lost a spouse and is left without support, often implying a state of need or vulnerability. It is used in the accusative case, indicating it is the direct object of a verb or the object of a preposition.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G5503 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 6 — 11:210
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΧΗΡΕΙΑ.
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.
- ΧΗΡΕΙΑΣ — of widowhood, of a widow's estate, of a widow's condition
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