ΚΑΘΑΠΕΡΦΑΣΗΛΙΤΑΙΣ, καθαπερφασηλιταις
KATHAPERPHASĒLITAIS, kathaperphasēlitais
Sounds Like: ka-THA-per-pha-see-LEE-tais
Translations: just as bean-sellers, even as bean-sellers
From the root: ΚΑΘΑΠΕΡ, ΦΑΣΗΛΙΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adverb, Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from the adverb "καθάπερ" (kathaper), meaning "just as" or "even as," and the dative plural of the noun "φασήλιτης" (phasēlītēs), meaning "bean-seller." Therefore, the combined word means "just as bean-sellers" or "even as bean-sellers." It describes a comparison, indicating that something is happening in the same manner as bean-sellers do.
Inflection: Does not inflect (καθάπερ), Dative, Plural, Masculine (φασήλιταις)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 22:28
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΚΑΘΑΠΕΡ, ΦΑΣΗΛΙΤΗΣ, appear in our texts.
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