ΣΦΑΓΕΩΝ, σφαγεων
SPHAGEŌN, sphageōn
Sounds Like: sfah-GHEH-ohn
Translations: of slaughterers, of butchers, of executioners
From the root: ΣΦΑΓΕΥΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is the genitive plural form of the noun 'σφαγεύς', which refers to a slaughterer, butcher, or executioner. It is used to indicate possession or origin, meaning 'belonging to' or 'from' those who perform acts of slaughter or execution.
Inflection: Plural, Genitive, Masculine
Strong’s number: G4967 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 13:9
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΦΑΓΕΥΣ.
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- ΣΦΑΓΕΙΣ — slaughterer, executioner, sacrificer, a slaughterer, an executioner
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