ΕΓΚΩΜΙΟΝ, εγκωμιον
EGKŌMION, egkōmion
Sounds Like: eng-KO-mee-on
Translations: praise, a praise, eulogy, an eulogy, commendation, a commendation
From the root: ΕΓΚΩΜΙΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a formal speech or writing that expresses high praise for someone or something. It is used to commend or laud a person's virtues, achievements, or character. It is a compound word, formed from 'en' (in) and 'komos' (revel, festive procession), originally referring to a song sung during a festive procession in honor of a victor.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G1459 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΓΚΩΜΙΟΝ.
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.
- ἘΓΚΩΜΙΟΙΣ — praise, eulogy, commendation, a praise, an eulogy, a commendation
- ἘΓΚΩΜΙΩ — (to) praise, (to) a praise, (to) eulogy, (to) a eulogy, (to) commendation, (to) a commendation
- ἘΓΚΩΜΙΩΝ — of praise, of eulogy, of commendation
- ΕΓΚΩΜΙΑ — praise, eulogy, commendation, a praise, an eulogy, a commendation
- ΕΓΚΩΜΙΟΥ — of praise, of commendation, of eulogy
- ΕΓΚΩΜΙΩ — praise, eulogy, commendation, a praise, an eulogy, a commendation
- ΕΓΚΩΜΙΩΝ — of praise, of eulogy, of commendation, of panegyric
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