ἘΡΓΟΔΙΩΚΤΑΙ, ἐργοδιωκται
ERGODIŌKTAI, ergodiōktai
Sounds Like: er-go-dee-OHK-tai
Translations: taskmasters, slave drivers, overseers
From the root: ΕΡΓΟΔΙΩΚΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'ἔργον' (work) and 'διώκτης' (pursuer, one who drives). It refers to individuals who oversee or drive others to perform work, often in a harsh or demanding manner, such as slave drivers or taskmasters. It is typically used in a context where people are being compelled to work.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Vocative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2042 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΡΓΟΔΙΩΚΤΗΣ.
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.
- ἘΡΓΟΔΙΩΚΤΟΥΝΤΕΣ — taskmasters, those driving work, those overseeing work
- ΕΡΓΟΔΙΩΚΤΩΝ — of taskmasters, of overseers, of slave drivers
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