ἈΓΧΙΣΤΕΥΩΝ, ἀγχιστευων
AGCHISTEUŌN, agchisteuōn
Sounds Like: ang-khis-TEH-oon
Translations: kinsman redeemer, next of kin, avenger of blood, a kinsman redeemer, a next of kin, an avenger of blood
From the root: ἈΓΧΙΣΤΕΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word is a present active participle of the verb 'ἀγχιστεύω' (anchisteuō), meaning 'to be a kinsman' or 'to act as a kinsman'. It refers to the closest male relative who had specific legal and social obligations in ancient Israelite society, such as redeeming family property, marrying a deceased brother's widow (levirate marriage), or avenging the blood of a murdered relative. It is often translated as 'kinsman redeemer' or 'avenger of blood' depending on the context.
Inflection: Participle, Present, Active, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
Strong’s number: G0059 (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, ἈΓΧΙΣΤΕΥΩ.
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.
- ἈΓΧΙΣΤΕΥΕ — to act as kinsman, to redeem, to perform the duty of a kinsman, to marry a kinswoman
- ἈΓΧΙΣΤΕΥΕΙΣ — you act as kinsman-redeemer, you redeem, you perform the part of a near kinsman
- ἈΓΧΙΣΤΕΥΕΤΩ — let him act as kinsman-redeemer, let him perform the duty of a kinsman, let him redeem
- ἈΓΧΙΣΤΕΥΟΝΤΙ — (to) the one acting as kinsman-redeemer, (to) the one performing the duty of a near kinsman, (to) the one exercising the right of redemption
- ἈΓΧΙΣΤΕΥΟΝΤΟΣ — of the avenger of blood, of the next of kin, of the kinsman-redeemer
- ἈΓΧΙΣΤΕΥΟΥΣΑ — acting as next of kin, performing the duty of a kinsman, redeeming, marrying the kinsman's widow
- ἈΓΧΙΣΤΕΥΣΑΙ — to act as kinsman-redeemer, to redeem, to buy back, to perform the duty of a kinsman
- ἈΓΧΙΣΤΕΥΣΗ — he may act as kinsman, he may perform the duty of a kinsman, he may redeem, he may marry the widow of a deceased brother
- ἈΓΧΙΣΤΕΥΣΟΝ — redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer, perform the part of a kinsman
- ἈΓΧΙΣΤΕΥΣΩ — to act as kinsman-redeemer, to redeem, to marry a kinsman, to perform the duty of a kinsman
- ἈΓΧΙΣΤΕΥΩ — to act as kinsman, to redeem, to avenge, to perform the part of a kinsman-redeemer
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