ΠΡΟΘΕΣΜΙΑ, προθεσμια
PROTHESMIA, prothesmia
Sounds Like: pro-thes-MEE-ah
Translations: appointed time, set time, fixed time, deadline, a deadline, of an appointed time, of a set time, of a fixed time, of a deadline
From the root: ΠΡΟΘΕΣΜΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a specific, pre-determined period or date, often implying a deadline or an appointed time for something to occur or be completed. It is a compound word formed from πρό (pro), meaning 'before' or 'in front of', and θέσμιος (thesmios), meaning 'fixed' or 'ordained'. It is used to denote a time limit or a scheduled event.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G4287 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΟΘΕΣΜΙΑ.
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.
- ΠΡΟΘΕΣΜΙΑΝ — deadline, appointed time, fixed time, a deadline, an appointed time, a fixed time
- ΠΡΟΘΕΣΜΙΑΣ — (of) a deadline, (of) an appointed time, (of) a fixed time, (of) a term, (of) a period
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