ΕΓΓΟΝΑʼ, εγγοναʼ
EGGONAʼ, eggonaʼ
Sounds Like: eng-GOH-nah
Translations: grandchildren, descendants, offspring
From the root: ΕΓΓΟΝΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to one's grandchildren or descendants. It is used to denote the offspring of a person, extending beyond their immediate children to subsequent generations. The final apostrophe (keraia) indicates that this word is likely being used as a numeral, specifically 53, but in the provided context, it functions as a noun meaning 'descendants' or 'grandchildren'.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G1457 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Isaiah — 61:9
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΓΓΟΝΟΣ.
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.
- ἘΓΓΟΝΟΥΣ — grandchildren, descendants, offspring, a grandchild, a descendant, an offspring
- ΕΓʼΓΟΝΑ — grandchildren, descendants, offspring
- ΕΓΓΟΝΑ — grandchildren, offspring, descendants, a grandchild, an offspring, a descendant
- ΕΓΓΟΝΟΝ — grandchild, a grandchild, descendant, a descendant, (of) a grandchild, (of) a descendant
- ΕΓΓΟΝΟΣ — grandchild, a grandchild, descendant, a descendant
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