Ephraimites
English edit
Noun edit
Ephraimites
- plural of Ephraimite
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Ἐφραϊμῑ́της (Ephraïmī́tēs), Ἐφραιμῑ́της (Ephraimī́tēs), from Ἐφραΐμ (Ephraḯm), Ἐφραίμ (Ephraím) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs), from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם (ʾep̄rāyim), אֶפְרַיִם (ʾep̄rayim).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /e.pʰraː.iˈmiː.teːs/, [ɛpʰräːɪˈmiːt̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /e.fra.iˈmi.tes/, [efräiˈmiːt̪es]
Noun edit
Ephrāimītēs m (genitive Ephrāimītae); first declension
- (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 edit
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | Ephrāimītēs | Ephrāimītae |
Genitive | Ephrāimītae | Ephrāimītārum |
Dative | Ephrāimītae | Ephrāimītīs |
Accusative | Ephrāimītēn | Ephrāimītās |
Ablative | Ephrāimītē | Ephrāimītīs |
Vocative | Ephrāimītē | Ephrāimītae |