ἘΜΦΕΡΕΙΣ, ἐμφερεις
EMPHEREIS, emphereis
Sounds Like: em-feh-REIS
Translations: resembling, similar, like, bearing, bringing in
From the root: ἘΜΦΕΡΩ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that is similar to or resembles something else. It can also mean 'bearing' or 'bringing in' in a more literal sense, but its primary usage is to denote likeness or resemblance. It is an adjective derived from the verb 'ἘΜΦΕΡΩ', meaning 'to bring in' or 'to resemble'.
Inflection: Masculine or Feminine, Nominative or Accusative, Plural, Present Active Participle
Strong’s number: G1792 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 12:12
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΜΦΕΡΩ.
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.
- ἘΜΦΕΡΟΝΤΕΣ — bringing in, bearing, resembling, showing, producing
- ἘΜΦΟΡΟΥΜΕΝΟΣ — being brought in, being carried in, being inflicted, being imparted, being borne in
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