ΔΕΚΑΠΗΧΥΣ, δεκαπηχυς
DEKAPĒCHYS, dekapēchys
Sounds Like: deh-KAH-pee-khoos
Translations: ten cubits long, ten cubits high
From the root: ΔΕΚΑΠΗΧΥΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is a compound adjective meaning 'ten cubits long' or 'ten cubits high'. It is formed from 'δέκα' (deka), meaning 'ten', and 'πῆχυς' (pechus), meaning 'cubit'. It is used to describe something that measures ten cubits in length or height.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine or Feminine
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 4:32
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΕΚΑΠΗΧΥΣ.
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.
- ΔΕΚΑΠΗΧΕΣΙΝ — ten cubits long, of ten cubits
- ΔΕΚΑΠΗΧΥ — ten cubits long, ten cubits high
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