ΔΟΡΥΦΟΡΟΥΣ, δορυφορους
DORYPHOROUS, doryphorous
Sounds Like: dor-y-fo-ROOS
Translations: bodyguards, spear-bearers, attendants
From the root: ΔΟΡΥΦΟΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to bodyguards or spear-bearers, often implying armed attendants or members of a ruler's retinue. It is a compound word formed from 'δόρυ' (dory), meaning 'spear', and 'φέρω' (phero), meaning 'to bear' or 'to carry'. It is used to describe those who protect or accompany a person, typically a high-ranking individual.
Inflection: Accusative, Plural, Masculine
Strong’s number: G1388 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΟΡΥΦΟΡΟΣ.
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.
- ΔΟΡΑΤΟΦΟΡΟΙ — spear-bearing, spearman, a spearman, spear-bearer, a spear-bearer
- ΔΟΡΥΦΟΡΟΙ — bodyguards, spear-bearers, attendants, a bodyguard, a spear-bearer, an attendant
- ΔΟΡΥΦΟΡΟΙΣ — (to) bodyguards, (to) spear-bearers, (to) guards
- ΔΟΡΥΦΟΡΟΣ — spear-bearer, a spear-bearer, guardsman, a guardsman, bodyguard, a bodyguard
- ΔΟΡΥΦΟΡΩΝ — of a bodyguard, of bodyguards, of a spear-bearer, of spear-bearers
- ΔΥΡΟΡΥΦΟΡΟΙ — bodyguards, spearmen, guards
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