ΜΝΗΣΤΗΡΕΣ, μνηστηρες
MNĒSTĒRES, mnēstēres
Sounds Like: mnays-TAY-res
Translations: suitors
From the root: ΜΝΗΣΤΗΡ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to men who seek to marry a woman, often in a persistent or competitive manner. It is typically used in the plural to describe a group of such men.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Vocative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G3416 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 11:202
From the same root
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