ΑΛΛΟΦΥΛΟΙ, αλλοφυλοι
ALLOPHYLOI, allophyloi
Sounds Like: ahl-LOH-foo-loy
Translations: foreigners, strangers, aliens, Philistines
From the root: ΑΛΛΟΦΥΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'allos' (other) and 'phylon' (tribe or race). It refers to people of another tribe, race, or nation, hence 'foreigners' or 'strangers'. In the context of the Old Testament, it often specifically refers to the Philistines, who were a foreign people to the Israelites. It is used to describe those who are not part of one's own people or group.
Inflection: Plural, Masculine, Nominative
Strong’s number: G0245 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Chronicles — 10:1, 10:2, 10:7, 10:8, 10:11, 11:13, 14:8, 14:9
- 1 Maccabees — 4:12
- Psalms — 55:1, 59:10, 82:8, 86:4, 107:10
- Isaiah — 14:31
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΛΛΟΦΥΛΟΣ.
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.
- ἈΛΛΟΦΥΛΟΙ — foreigners, a foreigner, strangers, a stranger, aliens, an alien
- ἈΛΛΟΦΥΛΟΥΣ — foreigners, strangers, aliens, people of another tribe
- ΑΛʼΛΟΦΥΛΑ — foreign, of another tribe, alien, a foreigner, an alien
- ΑΛʼΛΟΦΥΛΟΙ — foreigners, aliens, strangers, of another tribe, of another race
- ΑΛΛΟΦΥΛΟΙΣ — to foreigners, to aliens, to those of another tribe, to those of another race
- ΑΛΛΟΦΥΛΟΣ — foreign, of another tribe, alien, a foreigner
- ΑΛΛΟΦΥΛΟΥΣ — foreign, of another tribe, alien, a foreigner, an alien
- ΑΛΛΟΦΥΛΩ — foreign, a foreigner, of foreigners, to foreigners, alien, of aliens, to aliens
- ΑΛΛΟΦΥΛΩΝ — (of) foreigners, (of) aliens, (of) strangers, (of) other tribes, (of) Philistines
- ΛΟΦΥΛΑ — foreign, alien, of another tribe, of another nation
- ΛΟΦΥΛΟΙ — foreigners, aliens, strangers, a foreigner, an alien, a stranger
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