ΔΙΣΧΙΛΙΟΙΣΠΕΖΟΙΣ, δισχιλιοισπεζοις
DISCHILIOISPEZOIS, dischilioispezois
Sounds Like: dis-KHEE-lee-oys-PEH-zoyce
Translations: two thousand foot soldiers, two thousand infantrymen, with two thousand foot soldiers, with two thousand infantrymen
From the root: ΔΙΣΧΙΛΙΟΙ, ΠΕΖΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'δισχίλιοι' (two thousand) and 'πεζοί' (foot soldiers or infantry). It refers to a group of two thousand soldiers who fight on foot. In this form, it is used to describe a quantity of infantry, often indicating the means or instrument by which an action is carried out, or simply the number of foot soldiers involved.
Inflection: Plural, Dative, Masculine
Strong’s numbers: G1364 (Lookup on BibleHub), G4099 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 17:1
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΔΙΣΧΙΛΙΟΙ, ΠΕΖΟΣ, appear in our texts.
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