ΑΓΑΛ, αγαλ
AGAL, agal
Sounds Like: AH-gal
Translations: idol, image, a statue, a monument, an ornament, a glory
From the root: ΑΓΑΛΜΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is likely an abbreviated or truncated form of the Koine Greek word 'ΑΓΑΛΜΑ' (agalma), meaning an idol, image, or statue. In ancient texts, words were sometimes shortened or written without their full endings, especially in uncial manuscripts. It refers to a sculpted or cast representation, often used in a religious context to denote an object of worship, but can also refer to a monument or something that brings glory.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G0026 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Unknown: Yes
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΓΑΛΜΑ.
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.
- ἈΓΑΛΜΑΣΙ — statues, images, idols, ornaments, glories
- ἈΓΑΛΜΑΣΙΝ — (to) statues, (to) images, (to) idols
- ἈΓΑΛΜΑΤΑ — images, idols, statues
- ἈΓΑΛΜΑΤΗΣ — statue-maker, sculptor
- ἈΓΑΛΜΑΤΙ — to an image, to a statue, to an idol, to a delight, to a glory, for an image, for a statue, for an idol, for a delight, for a glory
- ἈΓΑΛΜΑΤΟΣ — (of) an image, (of) a statue, (of) a monument, (of) a cult-image
- ΑΓΑΛΜΑ — image, statue, idol, a statue, an image, an idol
- ΑΓΑΛΜΑΤΑ — idols, images, statues
- ΑΓΑΛΜΑΤΑʼ — images, statues, idols, cult images
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