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ΒΑΣΙΣ, βασις

BASIS, basis

Sounds Like: BAH-sees

Translations: foot, a foot, step, a step, base, a base, foundation, a foundation

From the root: ΒΑΣΙΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a 'foot' or 'step', indicating the act of stepping or the place where one steps. It can also denote a 'base' or 'foundation', referring to the lowest part of something that supports it. It is used to describe the physical act of walking or the literal support structure of an object.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G0939 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus
  • Song of Solomon — 5:15
  • Acts of the Apostles — 3:7
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
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, ΒΑΣΙΣ.

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.

  • ΒΑΣΕΙ — (to) a base, (to) a foundation, (on) a base, (on) a foundation, (to) the base, (to) the foundation, (on) the base, (on) the foundation
  • ΒΑΣΕΙΣ — bases, foundations, steps, a base, a foundation, a step
  • ΒΑΣΕΣΙΝ — to bases, for bases, with bases, on bases, to foundations, for foundations, with foundations, on foundations, to footings, for footings, with footings, on footings
  • ΒΑΣΕΩΝ — of bases, of foundations, of steps, of feet
  • ΒΑΣΕΩΣ — of a base, of a foundation, of a foot, of a step, of a pedestal
  • ΒΑΣΙΝ — step, a step, foot, a foot, foundation, a foundation, base, a base, going, a going, coming, a coming
  • ΒΑΣΙΩΝ — of bases, of foundations, of steps

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