English

Noun

Ephraimites

1. plural of Ephraimite

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἐφραϊμῑ́της ‎(Ephraïmī́tēs), Ἐφραιμῑ́της ‎(Ephraimī́tēs), from Ἐφραΐμ ‎(Ephraḯm), Ἐφραίμ ‎(Ephraím) +‎ -ῑ́της ‎(-ī́tēs), from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם ‎(ʾep̄rāyim), אֶפְרַיִם ‎(ʾep̄rayim).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /e.pʰra.iˈmiː.teːs/, [ɛ.pʰra.ɪˈmiː.teːs]

Noun

Ephraimītēs m ‎(genitive Ephraimītae); 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

First declension, masculine Greek type with nominative singular in -ēs.