ἈΓΩΝΟΘΕΤΗΣ, ἀγωνοθετης
AGŌNOTHETĒS, agōnothetēs
Sounds Like: ah-goh-no-THEH-tays
Translations: director of games, a director of games, umpire, a umpire, judge of contests, a judge of contests, presiding officer, a presiding officer
From the root: ΑΓΩΝΟΘΕΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a director or superintendent of public games, especially in ancient Greece. It describes the person responsible for organizing, presiding over, and judging athletic contests. It is a compound word formed from 'ἀγών' (agōn), meaning 'contest' or 'struggle', and 'τίθημι' (tithēmi), meaning 'to place' or 'to set', thus literally 'one who sets up contests'.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G0075 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 16 — 5:149
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 22:27
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