Ephraimites

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

Ephraimites

  1. 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]

Noun[edit]

Ephrāimītēs m (genitive Ephrāimītae); 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[edit]

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Ephrāimītēs Ephrāimītae
Genitive Ephrāimītae Ephrāimītārum
Dative Ephrāimītae Ephrāimītīs
Accusative Ephrāimītēn Ephrāimītās
Ablative Ephrāimītē Ephrāimītīs
Vocative Ephrāimītē Ephrāimītae