2001 Translation

EISTIA, eistia

Sounds Like: hes-TEE-ah

Translations: hearth, a hearth, fireplace, a fireplace, altar, a altar

From the root: ΕΣΤΙΑ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a hearth or fireplace, which was the central point of a home in ancient times, often associated with domestic life and hospitality. It can also refer to an altar, as altars were often built in a similar manner to hearths and served as a focal point for religious rituals. The provided word 'ΕΙΣΤΙΑ' appears to be a misspelling of 'ΕΣΤΙΑ' (Hestia), which is a common Koine Greek word.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G2078 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Unknown: Yes

Instances

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 5 — 8:289
• Book 13 — 8:243
• Book 14 — 15:454

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book One — 15:12
• Book Seven — 5:11

From the same root

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

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.

• ΕΣΤΙΑ — hearth, a hearth, house, a house, home, a home, family, a family
• ΕΣΤΙΑΝ — hearth, a hearth, home, a home, house, a house

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