ΑΙΓΜΑΛΩΣΙΑ, αιγμαλωσια
AIGMALŌSIA, aigmalōsia
Sounds Like: ahee-khma-loh-SEE-ah
Translations: captivity, a captivity, imprisonment, a prisoner
From the root: ΑΙΧΜΑΛΩΣΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the state of being taken captive, often in war, or the condition of being imprisoned. It can also refer to a group of people who have been taken captive, or the act of taking someone captive. It is a compound word derived from 'αἰχμή' (aichmē), meaning 'spear' or 'point', and 'ἁλίσκομαι' (haliskomai), meaning 'to be captured'.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G0005 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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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, ΑΙΧΜΑΛΩΣΙΑ.
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.
- ΑἸΧΜΑΛΩΣΙΝ — captivity, exile, imprisonment, a captivity, an exile, an imprisonment
- ΑΙΧΜΑΛΩΣΙΑ — captivity, a captivity, prisoners, those taken captive
- ΑΙΧΜΑΛΩΣΙΑʼ — captivity, a captivity, imprisonment, a prisoner
- ΑΙΧΜΑΛΩΣΙΑΝ — captivity, a captivity, imprisonment, a imprisonment
- ΑΙΧΜΑΛΩΣΙΑΣ — of captivity, of a captivity, of a taking captive, of a leading captive
- ΑΙΧΧΜΑΛΩΣΙΑ — captivity, exile, a captivity, an exile, bondage
- ΕΓΜΑΛΩΣΙΑΝ — captivity, a captivity, imprisonment, a prisoner
- ΕΚΜΑΛΩΣΙΑ — captivity, imprisonment, a captivity, an imprisonment
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