ΚΗΔΕΜΩΝ, κηδεμων
KĒDEMŌN, kēdemōn
Sounds Like: kay-day-MOHN
Translations: guardian, protector, a guardian, a protector, caretaker, manager, kinsman-redeemer
From the root: ΚΗΔΕΜΩΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to someone who takes care of or protects another person or property. It can denote a guardian, a protector, or a manager. In some contexts, particularly in ancient legal and social structures, it can also refer to a kinsman-redeemer, someone with the right and responsibility to protect the interests of a family member, especially in matters of property or marriage.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2789 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
Josephus' The Jewish War
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΗΔΕΜΩΝ.
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.
- ΚΗΔΕΜΟΝ — guardian, protector, patron, caretaker, a guardian, a protector
- ΚΗΔΕΜΟΝΑ — guardian, protector, a guardian, a protector
- ΚΗΔΕΜΟΝΙΚΩΣ — carefully, protectively, solicitously, with care, with concern
- ΚΗΔΕΜΟΝΟΣ — of a guardian, of a protector, of a caretaker, of a patron, of a manager
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