ΓΕΙΤΝΙΑ, γειτνια
GEITNIA, geitnia
Sounds Like: GAYT-nee-ah
Translations: proximity, nearness, neighborhood, a neighborhood
From the root: ΓΕΙΤΝΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the state of being near or adjacent to something or someone, or to the actual area that is nearby, such as a neighborhood. It describes a close spatial relationship. For example, one might speak of the 'proximity' of two cities or the 'neighborhood' where someone lives.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 4:14
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 8:44
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΓΕΙΤΝΙΑ, appear in our texts.
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