ΜΟΙΡΑΙ, μοιραι
MOIRAI, moirai
Sounds Like: MOY-rahee
Translations: fates, portions, shares, destinies
From the root: ΜΟΙΡΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a portion, share, or lot, often implying a predetermined destiny or fate. It can also refer to the divine powers or goddesses of fate. In general usage, it describes an assigned part or what is allotted to someone.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3351 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 10:48
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 3:22
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΟΙΡΑ.
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.
- ΜΟΙΡΑ — part, portion, share, lot, fate, destiny, a part, a portion, a share
- ΜΟΙΡΑΙΣ — (to) shares, (to) portions, (to) fates, (to) destinies
- ΜΟΙΡΑΝ — a part, a portion, a share, a lot, destiny, fate
- ΜΟΙΡΑΣ — share, portion, lot, fate, destiny
- ΜΟΙΡΩΝ — of parts, of shares, of portions, of lots, of fates
- ΜΟΙΣΑΣ — fate, destiny, lot, portion, a portion, a lot
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