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Ephraimite

E·phra·i·mite

Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Latin Ephraimītēs ← Ancient Greek Ἐφραιμῑ́tης

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Ancient Greek · derived fromἘφραιμῑ́tης
Latin · derived fromEphraimītēs
English todayEphraimite

An adaptation of the Latin Ephraimītēs, Ephraimīta, from the Ancient Greek Ἐφραιμῑ́tης (Ephraimī́tēs), from Ἐφραίμ (Ephraím, “Ephraim”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs, “one connected to, a member of”). Equivalent to Ephraim + -ite.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.