2001 Translation

DRYS, drys

Sounds Like: DROOS

Translations: oak, a tree, a strong tree

From the root: ΔΡΥΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to an oak tree, or more generally, any large, strong tree. It is often used metaphorically to describe something or someone strong and enduring, much like an oak tree is known for its strength and longevity. In the provided context, it is used to describe the strength of the Amorite, comparing him to an oak.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G1351 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Amos — 2:9

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΡΥΣ.

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.

• ΔΡΥ — tree, an tree, oak, an oak
• ΔΡΥΕΙ — to cut, to hew, to fell, to prune, to lop
• ΔΡΥΕΣ — oaks
• ΔΡΥΙ — oak, oak tree, tree
• ΔΡΥΝ — oak, a tree, a strong tree
• ΔΡΥΟΣ — of an oak, of a tree, of an oak tree

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