2001 Translation

AGKŌNŌN, agkōnōn

Sounds Like: ang-KO-non

Translations: of elbows, of arms, of angles, of corners

From the root: ΑΓΚΩΝ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to the elbow, the arm (specifically from the elbow to the shoulder), or metaphorically, a corner or angle. In the provided context, it refers to the elbows or arms, indicating that someone was lifted by their arms. It is typically used to describe a physical part of the body or a spatial angle.

Inflection: Plural, Genitive, Masculine

Strong’s number: G0044 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• Shepherd of Hermas — 4:3

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΓΚΩΝ.

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.

• ΑΓΚΩΝ — arm, elbow, a bend, a corner, a bay
• ΑΓΚΩΝΑΣ — elbow, a bend, a corner, a bay, a cove
• ΑΓΚΩΝΟΣ — of an elbow, of a bend, of a corner, of a gulf, of a bay

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