ΔΙΦΘΕΡΑ, διφθερα
DIPHTHERA, diphthera
Sounds Like: DIF-thair-ah
Translations: leather, a leather, skin, a skin, parchment, a parchment
From the root: ΔΙΦΘΕΡΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to an animal hide or skin, typically prepared for use. It can denote leather used for various purposes, such as coverings or garments, or more specifically, parchment, which is prepared animal skin used as a writing material. It is often used in contexts referring to materials or documents.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1371 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 3 — 11:270
From the same root
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