ἈΡΑΙ, ἀραι
ARAI, arai
Sounds Like: ah-RAI
Translations: curses, imprecations, prayers, a curse, an imprecation, a prayer
From the root: ΑΡΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to curses, imprecations, or prayers. It can denote a solemn wish for evil to befall someone, or more generally, a prayer or supplication to a deity. Its meaning can vary depending on context, ranging from a negative curse to a more neutral or even positive prayer.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G0685 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Barnabus
- Letter of Barnabas — 7:11
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 17 — 1:3
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 9:24
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Genesis — 44:1, 46:5
- Numbers — 11:12
- Deuteronomy — 29:20
- Judges — 8:28
- 2 Samuel — 23:33
- 1 Chronicles — 15:2
- 2 Chronicles — 35:3
- Ezra (Alpha) — 1:4
- 1 Maccabees — 3:29, 3:35, 5:2, 8:18, 16:13, 16:19
- Job — 6:2
- Isaiah — 8:8, 48:14, 51:13
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΡΑ.
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.
- ἈΡΑΙΣ — curses, imprecations, prayers, a curse, an imprecation, a prayer
- ἈΡΑΝ — curse, a curse, an imprecation, to lift, to take up, to carry away, to remove
- ΑΡΑ — then, therefore, consequently, so, perhaps, indeed, really, surely
- ΑΡΑ? — then, therefore, consequently, so, indeed, certainly, perhaps, whether, therefore, consequently, so, then, indeed, certainly, perhaps, whether, a curse, a prayer, a vow
- ΑΡΑΙΣ — curses, prayers, imprecations
- ΑΡΑΣ — curse, a curse, imprecation, prayer
- ΑΡΟ — then, therefore, consequently, so, perhaps, maybe, indeed, truly
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