ΕΠΙΤΑΦΙΟΣ, επιταφιος
EPITAPHIOS, epitaphios
Sounds Like: eh-pee-TAH-fee-os
Translations: funerary, sepulchral, of a tomb, epitaph, funeral oration
From the root: ΕΠΙΤΑΦΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'funerary' or 'sepulchral', referring to something related to a tomb or burial. It is often used in the neuter form as a noun to mean 'an epitaph' (an inscription on a tomb) or 'a funeral oration' (a speech delivered at a funeral). It is a compound word formed from 'ΕΠΙ' (upon, over) and 'ΤΑΦΟΣ' (tomb, burial).
Inflection: Masculine, Nominative, Singular (as adjective); Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular (as noun)
Strong’s number: G2037 (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, 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.
- ἘΠΙΤΑΦΙΟΣ — funerary, sepulchral, of a tomb, an epitaph
- 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
- ΕΠΙΤΑΦΙΟΥ — of a funeral oration, of a funeral speech, of a tombstone inscription
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