2001 Translation

SPANEI, spanei

Sounds Like: spa-NEH-ee

Translations: scarcity, lack, want, a scarcity, a lack, a want

From the root: ΣΠΑΝΙΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a state of scarcity, lack, or want, particularly of essential resources like food or water. It describes a situation where something is not available in sufficient quantities. It is typically used in contexts describing a shortage or deficiency.

Inflection: Singular, Dative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G4709 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• Judith — 8:9

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 2 — 9:210
• Book 4 — 6:127
• Book 9 — 4:61
• Book 14 — 16:475

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book One — 5:18
• Book Three — 7:47

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Judith — 8:9

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΠΑΝΙΣ.

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.

• ΣΠΑΝ — scarcity, lack, want, a scarcity, a lack, a want, to be scarce, to be lacking, to be in want
• ΣΠΑΝΕΙΤΩΝ — of scarcities, of lacks, of wants, of poverties
• ΣΠΑΝΙΝ — scarcity, lack, want, a scarcity, a lack, a want
• ΣΠΑΝΙΣ — scarcity, lack, want, a scarcity, a lack, a want

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