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ΥΠΕΡΑΣΠΙΣΤΗΣ, υπερασπιστης
YPERASPISTĒS, yperaspistēs
Sounds Like: hoo-per-as-pis-TES
Translations: defender, a defender, protector, a protector, shield, a shield
From the root: ΥΠΕΡ, ΑΣΠΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is a compound noun meaning 'defender' or 'protector'. It literally means 'one who holds a shield over' someone or something. It is used to describe someone who provides protection or defense, often in a military or metaphorical sense, such as God being a defender of His people.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G5221 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 45:7
Codex Sinaiticus
- Psalms — 17:3, 17:31, 26:1, 27:7, 27:8, 30:5, 32:20, 36:39, 39:18, 58:12, 113:17, 113:18, 113:19, 143:2
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 33:8
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Samuel — 22:3, 22:31
- Psalms — 17:3, 17:31, 26:1, 27:7, 27:8, 30:5, 32:20, 36:39, 39:18, 58:12, 113:17, 113:18, 113:19, 143:2
- Psalms of Solomon — 7:6
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΥΠΕΡ, ΑΣΠΙΣ, appear in our texts.
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