ΒΗΛΟΣ, βηλος
BĒLOS, bēlos
Sounds Like: BAY-los
Translations: Bel
From the root: ΒΗΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: ΒΗΛΟΣ (Belos) is a proper noun referring to Bel, the chief god of the Babylonians. This name is a Greek transliteration of the Semitic word Ba'al, meaning 'lord' or 'master'. It is used in contexts referring to the pagan deity worshipped in ancient Mesopotamia.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G0958 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Jeremiah — 27:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΒΗΛΟΣ.
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.
- ΒΗΛΟΝ — Bel, Baal, profane, unhallowed, common
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