Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

good samaritan

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables: good samar-i-tan
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The subject of a particular New Testament parable, who helps a wounded man ignored by others.

noun

A person who helps someone in distress out of their own good nature.

Example Sentences

"America as the dynamic center of ever-widening spheres of enterprise, America as the training center of the skillfull servants of mankind, America as the Good Samaritan, really believing again that it is more blessed to give than to receive, […]"
"A man had received some sort of nervous shock that had upset his mental balance for the time being, and the good Samaritan who had come to his aid had a voice which the caller thought he recognised […]"
"Respirited for the moment, he hopped down from the wagon and attempted to pay the good Samaritan for the ride."

Etymology

From Luke 10:30-37, in which in a Jesus' parable, a Samaritan helped a half-dead Jew ignored by others.

Inflected Forms

the Good Samaritan (canonical) Good Samaritans (plural)

Phrases

Good Samaritan law

Questions

What does good samaritan mean?: The subject of a particular New Testament parable, who helps a wounded man ignored by others.
Where does good samaritan come from?: From Luke 10:30-37, in which in a Jesus' parable, a Samaritan helped a half-dead Jew ignored by others.

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