2001 Translation

BOUBŌNAS, boubōnas

Sounds Like: boo-BO-nas

Translations: groins, buboes, swellings

From the root: ΒΟΥΒΩΝ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to the groin area of the body. It can also specifically denote a swollen gland or a tumor in the groin, often associated with diseases like the plague. In general usage, it describes a physical location or a pathological swelling in that region.

Inflection: Plural, Accusative, Masculine

Instances

Josephus' Against Apion

• Book One — 2:21
• Book Two — 2:21

From the same root

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

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.

• ΒΟΥΒΩΝ — groin, a groin, bubo, a bubo, swelling, a swelling
• ΒΟΥΒΩΝΑ — groin, a groin, bubo, a bubo
• ΒΟΥΒΩΝΟΣ — of the groin, of a groin, of a bubo, of the bubo

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