2001 Translation

EPHEDRON, ephedron

Sounds Like: EH-feh-dron

Translations: reserved, in reserve, a reserve, a substitute, a rival, an opponent

From the root: ΕΦΕΔΡΟΣ

Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun

Explanation: This word describes something or someone held in reserve, ready to be called upon, or acting as a substitute. It can also refer to a rival or opponent, someone who is 'waiting in the wings' to challenge. It is a compound word, formed from the preposition ἐπί (epi), meaning 'upon' or 'in addition to', and the noun ἕδρα (hedra), meaning 'seat' or 'place'.

Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative

Instances

Aristeas

• Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:301

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 16 — 3:80

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΦΕΔΡΟΣ.

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.

• ἘΦΕΔΡΟΙΣ — of those sitting by, of those sitting near, of those sitting upon, of those in reserve, of those in waiting
• ΕΦΕΔΡΟΣ — sitting by, sitting on, in reserve, a reserve, a reserve soldier, a substitute, a replacement

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