ἈΚΟΝΤΙΣΤΑΙ, ἀκοντισται
AKONTISTAI, akontistai
Sounds Like: ah-kon-TIS-tai
Translations: javelin-throwers, dart-throwers, spearmen
From the root: ἈΚΟΝΤΙΣΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to individuals who throw javelins or darts. It describes a type of soldier or warrior skilled in the use of such projectile weapons. It is a plural noun, indicating multiple javelin-throwers.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G0069 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 7:37
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 1 Samuel — 31:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΚΟΝΤΙΣΤΗΣ.
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- ἈΚΟΝΤΙΣΤΑΙΣ — (to) javelin-throwers, (to) spearmen
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