ΔΩΡΟΔΟΚΙΑ, δωροδοκια
DŌRODOKIA, dōrodokia
Sounds Like: doh-roh-doh-KEE-ah
Translations: bribery, a bribery, receiving gifts, corruption
From the root: ΔΩΡΟΔΟΚΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is a compound noun referring to the act of receiving gifts or bribes, often in a corrupt or illicit manner. It describes the practice of accepting something of value in exchange for an improper action or decision. It is used to denote corruption, particularly in official or public contexts.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1431 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 7:13
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΩΡΟΔΟΚΙΑ.
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.
- ΔΩΡΟΔΟΚΙΑΝ — bribery, a bribe, corruption, a corrupt gift
- ΔΩΡΟΔΟΚΙΑΣ — of bribery, of receiving gifts, of corruption
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