μετοικεσία
metoikesia · deportation
Greek word · Strong’s number G3350 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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metoikesia (μετοικεσία) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “deportation”.
The forced removal of the people of Judah to Babylon.
How to say it
me·toi·ke·si·a
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- The forced removal to Babylon.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- Matthew 1:11
And Josiah fathered Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.
- Matthew 1:12
And after the deportation to Babylon, Jeconiah fathered Shealtiel, and Shealtiel fathered Zerubbabel.
- Matthew 1:17
So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David to the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the deportation to Babylon to the Messiah, fourteen generations.
And 1 more times.