ΠΡΟΣΤΗΣΑΜΕΝΟΣΤΥΡΙΟΥΣ, προστησαμενοστυριους
PROSTĒSAMENOSTYRIOUS, prostēsamenostyrious
Sounds Like: pros-tee-SAH-meh-nos-too-REE-oos
Translations: having appointed Tyrians, having set Tyrians over, having put Tyrians in charge
From the root: ΠΡΟΪΣΤΗΜΙ, ΤΥΡΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Participle, Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from the aorist middle participle of the verb 'προΐστημι' (proïstēmi), meaning 'to set before, to appoint over, to preside over, to lead', and the accusative plural of the adjective 'Τύριος' (Tyrios), meaning 'Tyrian' or 'from Tyre'. The combined word means 'having appointed Tyrians' or 'having set Tyrians in charge'. It describes someone who has taken the action of placing people from Tyre in a position of authority or leadership.
Inflection: Masculine, Singular, Nominative (for the participle); Masculine, Plural, Accusative (for the adjective)
Strong’s numbers: G4399 (Lookup on BibleHub), G5183 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 15:2
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΠΡΟΪΣΤΗΜΙ, ΤΥΡΙΟΣ, appear in our texts.
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