Ephraimites

Ephraimites

1. plural of Ephraimite

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

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

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.

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