ΓΛΥΦ, γλυφ
GLYPH, glyph
Sounds Like: GLOO-faw (for the root verb), GLOOF (for the stem)
Translations: to engrave, to carve, to sculpt, to chisel, to cut, to fashion, engraving, carving, sculpture
From the root: ΓΛΥΦΩ
Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
Explanation: This word primarily refers to the act of engraving, carving, or sculpting, often into stone, wood, or metal. It can also refer to the resulting engraving or carving itself. In the provided examples, 'ἘΓΛΥΦΗΝ' is an aorist passive form meaning 'I was fashioned' or 'I was carved', while 'ΓΛΥΦΗΣ' is a genitive noun meaning 'of engraving' or 'of carving'.
Inflection: Verb: Various tenses, moods, voices, and persons (e.g., Aorist Passive Indicative 1st Person Singular). Noun: Singular, Genitive, Feminine.
Strong’s number: G1599 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΓΛΥΦΩ.
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.
- ΑΝΑΓΕΓΛΥΠΤΟ — carved, engraved, sculptured, inscribed, having been carved, having been engraved
- ΓΕΓΛΥΜΜΕΝΑ — engraved, carved, sculpted, graven, things engraved, things carved
- ΓΛΥΦΑΣ — carving, a carving, sculpture, a sculpture, graven image, a graven image
- ΓΛΥΦΟΝΤΕΣ — carving, engraving, sculpturing, chiseling
- ΓΛΥΦΟΤΑΙΣ — (to) carvings, (to) sculptures, (to) graven images
- ΓΛΥΦΟΤΕΣ — carving, engraving, sculpturing, chiseling
- ΓΛΥΦΩ — to carve, to engrave, to sculpture, to chisel
- ΓΛΥΨ — he carved, he engraved, he sculpted
- ΓΛΥΨΑΙ — to carve, to engrave, to sculpt
- ΓΛΥΨΑΝ — they carved, they engraved, they sculpted, they cut out
- ΓΛΥΨΕΙΣ — you will engrave, you will carve, you will sculpt
- ἘΓΛΥΦΗΝ — I was carved, I was engraved, I was sculpted, I was fashioned
- ἘΓΛΥΨΑΝ — they carved, they engraved, they sculpted
- ἘΓΛΥΨΕΝ — he carved, he engraved, he sculpted, he fashioned
- ΕΓΛΥΦΗΝ — I was carved, I was engraved, I was sculpted
- ΕΓΛΥΨΑΝ — they carved, they engraved, they sculpted, they cut out
- ΕΓΛΥΨΕΝ — he carved, he engraved, he sculpted
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