ΧΟΡΗΓΟΝ, χορηγον
CHORĒGON, chorēgon
Sounds Like: kho-ray-GON
Translations: a provider, a supplier, a furnisher, a benefactor, provider, supplier, furnisher, benefactor
From the root: ΧΟΡΗΓΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to someone who provides or furnishes something, often at their own expense. It can describe a supplier, a benefactor, or one who equips or supplies resources. In ancient Greece, a 'chorēgos' was a wealthy citizen who financed and organized the chorus for a dramatic performance, thus acting as a patron or provider.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G5524 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 6 — 14:342
Josephus' The Jewish War
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΧΟΡΗΓΟΣ.
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.
- ΧΟΡΗΓΟΣ — provider, a provider, furnisher, a furnisher, leader, a leader, choragus, a choragus
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