ἈΣΠΙΔΕΣ, ἀσπιδες
ASPIDES, aspides
Sounds Like: as-PEE-des
Translations: shield, a shield, asp, a venomous snake, a viper
From the root: ἈΣΠΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a shield, typically a large, round one used in ancient warfare. It can also refer to a venomous snake, specifically an asp or viper, known for its deadly bite. The meaning depends on the context in which it is used.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G781 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 13 — 12:339
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 60:1
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΣΠΙΣ.
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.
- ἈΣΠΙΔΑΣ — shields, a shield
- ἈΣΠΙΔΙΣΚΑΙ — small shields, little shields, round shields, bucklers, a small shield, a little shield, a round shield, a buckler
- ἈΣΠΙΔΙΣΚΟΙ — small shields, roundels, discs
- ἈΣΠΙΣ — shield, a shield
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