ἈΛΛΟΦΩΝΙΑΣ, ἀλλοφωνιας
ALLOPHŌNIAS, allophōnias
Sounds Like: ahl-loh-foh-NEE-ahs
Translations: (of) foreign speech, (of) a foreign language, (of) a different language, (of) a different voice, (of) a different sound
From the root: ΑΛΛΟΦΩΝΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound noun formed from 'ἄλλος' (allos, meaning 'other' or 'different') and 'φωνή' (phōnē, meaning 'voice,' 'sound,' or 'language'). It refers to the state or quality of having a different voice, sound, or language. It is often used to describe the confusion or diversity of languages, as in the context of the Tower of Babel.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 4:118
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΛΛΟΦΩΝΙΑ.
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.
- ΑΛΛΟΦΩΝΙΑΣ — (of) allophony, (of) a different sound, (of) a different voice
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