ΓΩΝΙΑΙΩ, γωνιαιω
GŌNIAIŌ, gōniaiō
Sounds Like: goh-nee-AH-yoh
Translations: to form a corner, to angle, to be cornered
From the root: ΓΩΝΙΑ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb derived from the noun 'γωνία' (corner, angle). It would mean to form a corner, to be at an angle, or to be cornered. It is a very rare word in Koine Greek texts and may be a specialized or technical term, or potentially a variant spelling or even a misspelling of a more common word or phrase.
Inflection: Does not inflect (as given, it's likely a root form or an infinitive, but its usage is too rare to determine specific inflections without context)
Unknown: Yes
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 4:12
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΓΩΝΙΑ.
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.
- ΓΩΝ — corner, an angle, a hidden place
- ΓΩΝΙΑ — corner, a corner, angle, a turning point
- ΓΩΝΙΑΙ — corners, angles
- ΓΩΝΙΑΙΟΝ — corner, corner-stone, a corner-stone
- ΓΩΝΙΑΙΣ — (to) corners, (to) angles, (to) bends
- ΓΩΝΙΑΝ — corner, a corner, angle, a secret place, a secret corner
- ΓΩΝΙΑΣ — of a corner, of a street corner, of a cornerstone, of a quarter, of a region
- ΓΩΝΙΩΝ — of corners, of angles, of crossroads, of a corner-stone
- ΤΑΙΣΓΩΝΙΑΙΣ — (to) the corners, (at) the corners, (in) the corners, (to) a corner, (at) a corner, (in) a corner
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