ἈΚΙΝΑΚΑΙΣ, ἀκινακαις
AKINAKAIS, akinakais
Sounds Like: ah-kee-NAH-kes
Translations: akinakes, a short sword, a dagger
From the root: ΑΚΙΝΑΚΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to an akinakes, which is a type of short sword or dagger, typically associated with ancient Persian or Scythian cultures. It is a compound word, but its etymology is not fully clear. It is used in the plural dative case, indicating 'to/for akinakes' or 'with akinakes' depending on the context.
Inflection: Plural, Dative, Masculine
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 20 — 8:186
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΚΙΝΑΚΗΣ.
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.
- ΑΚΙΝΑΚΗΣ — akinakes, a short sword, a dagger
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