ἘΛΕΓΕΙΟΝ, ἐλεγειον
ELEGEION, elegeion
Sounds Like: eh-leh-GAY-on
Translations: elegy, an elegy, mournful poem, lament
From the root: ΕΛΕΓΕΙΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to an elegy, which is a mournful or lamenting poem, especially one written to commemorate someone who has died. It can also refer to a poem written in elegiac couplets, regardless of its content. It is typically used in a literary context.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Accusative, or Vocative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G1651 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 4:51
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΛΕΓΕΙΟΝ.
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- ΕΛΕΓΕΙΟΝ — elegy, an elegy, elegiac poem, a lament
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