ΚΑΙΦΙΝΕΑΣ, καιφινεας
KAIPHINEAS, kaiphineas
Sounds Like: KAI-fi-NEH-as
Translations: unknown
From the root: ΚΑΙΦΙΝΕΑΣ
Part of Speech: Unknown
Explanation: It's not clear what this word means. It appears to be a misspelling or a garbled form of a known Koine Greek word. It does not appear in standard Koine Greek lexicons or Strong's Concordance. Given the context of the example usage, which mentions names like John and James, it is possible that this word is a highly corrupted or misspelled proper noun, or perhaps a very obscure or unique term not widely documented.
Inflection: Unknown
Unknown: Yes
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 4:12
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΚΑΙΦΙΝΕΑΣ, appear in our texts.
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