2001 Translation

BOLAI, bolai

Sounds Like: boh-LAI

Translations: rays, beams, throws, casts, blows, strokes

From the root: ΒΟΛΗ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a throw, cast, or shot, often implying the action of striking or hitting. In the plural, as 'ΒΟΛΑΙ', it commonly refers to the rays or beams of the sun, or to blows and strokes. It describes something that is cast forth or projected.

Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Vocative or Accusative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G954 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• 3 Maccabees — 5:26

From the same root

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

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.

• ΒΟΛΑΙΣ — throw, cast, a throw, a cast, shot, missile, a missile, a shot
• ΒΟΛΑΣ — throw, cast, a throw, a cast, a shot, a missile, a stroke, a blow
• ΒΟΛΗΝ — throw, cast, a throw, a cast, a missile, a shot
• ΒΟΛΗΣ — (of) a throw, (of) a cast, (of) a stroke, (of) a missile, (of) a shot, (of) a blow

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