ΒΥΚΑΝΑΣ, βυκανας
BYKANAS, bykanas
Sounds Like: boo-KAH-nas
Translations: trumpeter, a trumpeter
From the root: ΒΥΚΑΝΑΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is likely a misspelling or a very rare/late form of a word related to 'trumpet' or 'trumpeter'. It appears to be a masculine noun, possibly referring to someone who plays a trumpet or horn. It's not a commonly attested word in classical or Koine Greek texts. It could be a variant of 'βυκάνης' (bykanēs), which means 'trumpeter'.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Unknown: Yes
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 9 — 13:269
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΒΥΚΑΝΑΣ, appear in our texts.
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