ἘΠΙΚΑΡΣΙΑ, ἐπικαρσια
EPIKARSIA, epikarsia
Sounds Like: eh-pee-KAR-see-ah
Translations: oblique, transverse, crosswise, athwart
From the root: ΕΠΙΚΑΡΣΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that is positioned or moving at an angle, across, or in a transverse direction rather than straight or parallel. It is used to indicate a diagonal or crosswise orientation. For example, it could describe beams laid across others, or a path that cuts across a field.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 1:6
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΚΑΡΣΙΟΣ.
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.
- ἘΠΙΚΑΡΣΙΑΙΣ — (to) crosswise, (to) athwart, (to) transverse
- ἘΠΙΚΑΡΣΙΟΙΣ — (to) transverse, (to) crosswise, (to) oblique, (to) athwart
- ΕΠΙΚΑΡΣΙΑ — crosswise, across, a crosswise direction, a crosswise path
- ΕΠΙΚΑΡΣΙΑΙΣ — (to) crosswise, (to) transverse, (to) oblique, (to) contrary
- ΕΠΙΚΑΡΣΙΟΣ — transverse, crosswise, oblique, a transverse, a crosswise, an oblique
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