ΧΕΘΙΜΟΥ, χεθιμου
CHETHIMOU, chethimou
Sounds Like: kheh-THEE-moo
Translations: of Kittim, of Chethim, of Cyprus, of the Cypriots
From the root: ΧΕΘΙΜΟΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Adjective
Explanation: This word is the genitive singular form of ΧΕΘΙΜΟΣ (Chethimos), which refers to Kittim or Chethim, a biblical name for Cyprus and its inhabitants. It can also refer to the descendants of Javan (son of Noah) who settled in Cyprus. When used as a proper noun, it refers to the land or people of Kittim/Cyprus. When used as an adjective, it describes something as being 'of Kittim' or 'Cypriot'.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine or Neuter
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 6:128
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΧΕΘΙΜΟΣ.
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.
- ΧΕΘΙΜΟΣ — Kittim, Chittim, of Kittim, a Kittim, Kittaean, Cypriot
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