ἘΠΙΤΑΦΙΟΣ, ἐπιταφιος
EPITAPHIOS, epitaphios
Sounds Like: eh-pi-TA-fi-os
Translations: funerary, sepulchral, of a tomb, an epitaph
From the root: ΕΠΙΤΑΦΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'funerary' or 'sepulchral', referring to things associated with a tomb or burial. It is a compound word derived from 'ἐπί' (epi), meaning 'upon' or 'over', and 'τάφος' (taphos), meaning 'tomb' or 'burial'. It is often used to describe speeches, monuments, or inscriptions related to the dead.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G1964 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:94
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΤΑΦΙΟΣ.
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.
- ἘΠΙΤΑΦΙΟΥ — of a funeral, of a tomb, of a burial, (of) a funeral oration, (of) a funeral speech, (of) a funeral monument
- ἘΠΙΤΑΦΙΟΥΣ — funeral, sepulchral, of a tomb, a funeral oration
- ΕΠΙΤΑΦΙΟΝ — epitaph, a funeral oration, a funeral speech, a monument, a tombstone, sepulchral
- ΕΠΙΤΑΦΙΟΣ — funerary, sepulchral, of a tomb, epitaph, funeral oration
- ΕΠΙΤΑΦΙΟΥ — of a funeral oration, of a funeral speech, of a tombstone inscription
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