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Koine Greek wordlink #105724

SR GNT Acts 28:17 ἔθεσι (ethesi) ‘people or the customs ancestral a prisoner from’ Strongs=14850 Lemma=ethos
Word role=noun case=dative gender=neuter number=plural

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Only use of identical word form ἔθεσι (N-DNP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἔθεσι’ (N-DNP) is always and only glossed as ‘customs’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘ethos’ have 4 different glosses: ‘the custom’, ‘of customs’, ‘custom’, ‘customs’.

Greek words (4) other than ἔθεσι (N-DNP) with a gloss related to ‘customs’

ACTs 6:14 ἔθη (ethaʸ) N-ANP ‘and will_be changing the customs that gave_over to us’ SR GNT Acts 6:14 word 18

ACTs 16:21 ἔθη (ethaʸ) N-ANP ‘and they are proclaiming customs that not it is permitting’ SR GNT Acts 16:21 word 5

ACTs 21:21 ἔθεσιν (ethesin) N-DNP ‘children nor in the customs to_be walking’ SR GNT Acts 21:21 word 29

ACTs 26:3 ἐθῶν (ethōn) N-GNP ‘the among the Youdaiōns of customs both and questions’ SR GNT Acts 26:3 word 14

Key: N=noun ANP=accusative,neuter,plural DNP=dative,neuter,plural GNP=genitive,neuter,plural