ἐντόπιοι

entópios

locals

A local resident; someone belonging to or originating from a particular place. More specifically, one who is native to a locality or whose home is within a certain area, as opposed to a foreigner or stranger. The term may also denote someone who possesses rights or status by virtue of their originating from the place in question.

G1786

Acts 21:12 · Word #10

Lexicon G1786

Lemmaἐντόπιος
Transliterationentópios
Strong'sG1786
DefinitionA local resident; someone belonging to or originating from a particular place. More specifically, one who is native to a locality or whose home is within a certain area, as opposed to a foreigner or stranger. The term may also denote someone who possesses rights or status by virtue of their originating from the place in question.

Morphology ADJ.S NOM M PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech ADJ.S — Substantive Adjective — An adjective functioning as a noun
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phraselocals
Literallocals-natives

Lexical Info

Lemmaἐντόπιος
Strong'sG1786

SIBI-P1 Translation G1786-01

native residents

Morphological NotesGr,NS,,,,NMP = substantive adjective, nominative masculine plural.
Rendering RationaleThe rendering reflects the root sense of one who belongs "in" a particular "place" and preserves the nominative masculine plural form by expressing a plural group. "Native residents" conveys both locality and inherent belonging implied in the adjective used substantively.

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