ἨΠΕΙΡΟΥ, ἠπειρου
ĒPEIROU, ēpeirou
Sounds Like: ay-PEI-roo
Translations: of the mainland, of the continent, of the dry land
From the root: ΗΠΕΙΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a mainland, continent, or dry land, as opposed to an island or the sea. It is used to describe a large continuous area of land. In the provided examples, it refers to Asia as a continent, a region of Canaan, and the dry land that appeared when the Red Sea parted.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2977 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 12:64
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
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