ΝΟΟΣΤΗΣ, νοοστης
NOOSTĒS, noostēs
Sounds Like: noh-OS-tays
Translations: returner, one who returns, a returnee
From the root: ΝΟΣΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word appears to be a rare or possibly misspelled form of a word related to 'νόστος' (nostos), meaning 'a return' or 'homecoming'. If it were a valid formation, 'νοόστης' would likely refer to 'one who returns' or 'a returner'. It would function as a masculine noun, referring to a person. It is not a commonly attested word in Koine Greek texts.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Unknown: Yes
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 10 — 6:98
From the same root
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