ἨΘΛΟΘΕΤΕΙ, ἠθλοθετει
ĒTHLOTHETEI, ēthlothetei
Sounds Like: ay-thloh-theh-TEH-ee
Translations: he was presiding over the games, he was acting as umpire, he was awarding the prize
From the root: ΑΘΛΟΘΕΤΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb meaning 'to preside over the games,' 'to act as umpire,' or 'to award the prize.' It describes the action of someone who oversees an athletic contest and determines the winner, often also distributing the prize. It is used to describe the role of an official in ancient Greek games.
Inflection: Imperfect, Active, Indicative, Third Person, Singular
Strong’s number: G0118 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 4 Maccabees — 17:12
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΘΛΟΘΕΤΕΩ.
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.
- ΑΘΛΟΘΕΤΕΩ — to preside over games, to contend in games, to act as umpire, to be an umpire
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