ΝΑΖΕΙΡΑΙΟΙ, ναζειραιοι
NAZEIRAIOI, nazeiraioi
Sounds Like: nah-zee-RAI-oy
Translations: Nazirites, Nazarenes
From the root: ΝΑΖΕΙΡΑΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to individuals who have taken a special vow, often described in the Old Testament, to consecrate themselves to God for a period. This vow typically involved abstaining from wine and other strong drink, not cutting their hair, and avoiding contact with dead bodies. In some contexts, it can also refer to people from Nazareth, though 'Nazarene' (Ναζαρηνός) is more common for that meaning.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G3479 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Lamentations — 4:7
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΝΑΖΕΙΡΑΙΟΣ.
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.
- ΝΑΖΕΙΡΑΙΟΣ — Nazarene, a Nazarene, of Nazareth, from Nazareth
- ΝΑΖΕΙΡΑΙΟΥΣ — Nazirites, Nazarenes
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