ΔΟΝΤΕΣ, δοντες
DONTES, dontes
Sounds Like: DON-tes
Translations: teeth, eating, singing, a tooth
From the root: ΟΔΟΥΣ, ΕΣΘΙΩ, ΑΔΩ
Part of Speech: Noun, Participle
Explanation: This word is a homograph, meaning it can refer to different words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and origins. In Koine Greek, 'ΔΟΝΤΕΣ' can be the plural form of the noun 'ὀδούς' (odous), meaning 'teeth'. It can also be the masculine nominative plural active participle of the verb 'ἐσθίω' (esthíō), meaning 'eating' or 'those who eat'. Additionally, it can be the masculine nominative plural active participle of the verb 'ᾄδω' (adō), meaning 'singing' or 'those who sing'. The specific meaning depends entirely on the context in which it is used.
Inflection: Noun: Masculine, Nominative, Plural. Participle: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, Present, Active.
Strong’s numbers: G3599 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2068 (Lookup on BibleHub), G103 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
- The Life of Flavius Josephus — 40:200
Pseudo-Baruch
- The Greek Apocalypse of Baruch (3 Baruch) — 3:5
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΟΔΟΥΣ, ΕΣΘΙΩ, ΑΔΩ, appear in our texts.
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