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ΒΩΛΟΥΣ, βωλους

BŌLOUS, bōlous

Sounds Like: BOH-loos

Translations: clods, lumps, pieces

From the root: ΒΩΛΟΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a lump or clod, often of earth, but can also refer to lumps of other substances like asphalt or even drops of dew. It is used to describe discrete, solid masses. In the provided examples, it refers to 'clods of dew' and 'black lumps' of asphalt.

Inflection: Plural, Accusative, Masculine

Strong’s number: G0906 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' The Jewish War
  • Book Four — 8:40
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, ΒΩΛΟΣ.

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.

  • ΒΩΛΟΝ — clod, a clod, lump, a lump, mass, a mass
  • ΒΩΛΟΣ — clod, a clod, lump, a lump
  • ΒΩΛΩ — clod, a clod, lump, a lump, soil, earth, ground

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