ἈΔΕΛΦΙΔΟΥΝ, ἀδελφιδουν
ADELPHIDOUN, adelphidoun
Sounds Like: ah-del-fee-DOON
Translations: nephew, a nephew
From the root: ἈΔΕΛΦΙΔΟΥΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a nephew, the son of one's brother or sister. It is a diminutive form, implying a younger or beloved nephew. In the provided example, it is used in the accusative case, indicating the direct object of a verb.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Masculine
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 15:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΔΕΛΦΙΔΟΥΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΔΕΛΦΙΔΟΙΤΕ — nephews, nieces
- ἈΔΕΛΦΙΔΟΥΣ — nephew, a nephew
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