ἈΚΡΟΤΟΜΩΝ, ἀκροτομων
AKROTOMŌN, akrotomōn
Sounds Like: ah-kroh-to-MOHN
Translations: cut at the top, cut off, pointed, sharp-edged, a cut-off (stone), a pointed (stone)
From the root: ΑΚΡΟΤΟΜΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is a compound adjective, formed from 'ἄκρος' (AKROS), meaning 'highest' or 'outermost', and 'τέμνω' (TEMNO), meaning 'to cut'. It describes something that is cut off at the top or end, or something that is sharply pointed or edged. It is often used to describe stones that have been precisely cut or shaped, especially for building, indicating a sharp or exact cut.
Inflection: Genitive, Plural, Masculine or Neuter
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 8 — 3:69
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 114:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΚΡΟΤΟΜΟΣ.
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.
- ἈΚΡΟΤΟΜΟΙΣ — cut off, hewn, squared, rough-hewn, a cut-off, a hewn, a squared, a rough-hewn
- ἈΚΡΟΤΟΜΟΝ — steep, precipitous, cut off, abrupt, a steep place, a precipice
- ἈΚΡΟΤΟΜΟΥ — sharp, precipitous, steep, abrupt, cut off, a sharp
- ἈΚΡΟΤΟΜΩ — cut at the top, cut off, precipitous, steep, abrupt, severe, harsh
- ΑΚΡΟΤΟΜΟΝ — precipitous, steep, abrupt, a precipitous place, a steep place
- ΑΚΡΟΤΟΜΟΣ — cut off, abrupt, severe, a cut off, an abrupt, a severe
- ΑΚΡΟΤΟΜΟΥ — precipitous, steep, cut off, abrupt, of a precipice, of a steep rock
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