ΧΕΤΤΙΕΙΝ, χεττιειν
CHETTIEIN, chettiein
Sounds Like: KHET-tee-ayn
Translations: Hittites, a Hittite
From the root: ΧΕΤΤΙΕΙΝ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This word is likely a misspelling or variant of 'Χετταῖοι' (Chettaioi) or 'Χετταῖος' (Chettaios), referring to the Hittites, an ancient people who inhabited Anatolia and northern Syria. In the provided context, it appears to refer to something belonging to or associated with the Hittites, possibly a type of garment or object, or even the people themselves in a genitive or dative sense, though the form 'ΧΕΤΤΙΕΙΝ' is not standard for such a meaning. It is most probable that it refers to the Hittites as a people or something related to them.
Inflection: Unknown, possibly a variant or misspelling of a plural or dative form related to 'Hittite'.
Unknown: Yes
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΧΕΤΤΙΕΙΝ.
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.
- ΧΕΤʼΤΙΕΙΝ — Chettiim, Kittim
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