ΕΠΑΛΞΕΩΝ, επαλξεων
EPALXEŌN, epalxeōn
Sounds Like: eh-PAL-xeh-ohn
Translations: of battlements, of parapets, of ramparts
From the root: ΕΠΑΛΞΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the defensive structures found on top of walls, such as battlements, parapets, or ramparts. These structures provided protection for defenders during sieges or battles. It is used in a general sense to describe such fortifications.
Inflection: Plural, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1865 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Sirach — 9:13
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΑΛΞΙΣ.
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.
- ἘΠΑΛΞΕΣΙΝ — to battlements, to a battlement, to a rampart, to a bulwark, to a parapet
- ἘΠΑΛΞΙΣ — bulwark, rampart, battlements, a bulwark, a rampart
- ΕΠΑΛΞΕΙΣ — battlements, ramparts, bulwarks, fortifications
- ΕΠΑΛΞΕΩΣ — of a battlement, of a rampart, of a parapet, of a bulwark
- ΕΠΑΛΞΙΝ — battlement, rampart, bulwark, fortress
- ΕΠΑΛΞΙΣ — bulwark, a bulwark, rampart, a rampart
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