Ἐφραιμίτης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ἐφραίμ (Ephraím) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs, member of a group)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

Ἐφραιμῑ́της • (Ephraimī́tēs) m (genitive Ἐφραιμῑ́του); first declension

  1. (biblical) An allegiant of the Israelite tribal patriarch Ephraim, a member of the tribe purportedly descended from him, or an inhabitant of the Northern Kingdom of Israel (930–720 B.C.), in which the tribe of Ephraim was preëminent.

Declension

Descendants

  • Latin: Ephraimītēs
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