ΧΡΕΙΑΣΗΡΩΔΗΣ, χρειασηρωδης
CHREIASĒRŌDĒS, chreiasērōdēs
Sounds Like: khreh-EE-ahs-hay-ROH-dehs
Translations: Herod of necessity, Herod of need, Herod of use
From the root: ΧΡΕΙΑ, ΗΡΩΔΗΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This word appears to be a compound of two separate Koine Greek words: 'χρείας' (chreias), which is the genitive singular of 'χρεία' (chreia), meaning 'need, necessity, use, service', and 'Ἡρῴδης' (Herodes), which is the proper name 'Herod'. As a single word, 'ΧΡΕΙΑΣΗΡΩΔΗΣ' is not a recognized term in Koine Greek. It is highly probable that this is a transcription error, a misspelling, or a garbled text where two words have been incorrectly joined together. If it were a legitimate compound, it would literally mean 'Herod of necessity' or 'Herod of use', which is an unusual and unlikely construction for a name or title.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive (for ΧΡΕΙΑΣ), Nominative (for ΗΡΩΔΗΣ)
Strong’s numbers: G5532 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2264 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Unknown: Yes
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 12:8
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΧΡΕΙΑ, ΗΡΩΔΗΣ, appear in our texts.
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