ΕΠΙΦΥΛΛΙΔΑ, επιφυλλιδα
EPIPHYLLIDA, epiphyllida
Sounds Like: eh-pee-FYL-lee-dah
Translations: a leaf, a leaflet, a small leaf
From the root: ΕΠΙΦΥΛΛΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a small leaf or leaflet. It is a compound word formed from ΕΠΙ (upon, on) and ΦΥΛΛΙΣ (a leaf, from ΦΥΛΛΟΝ, leaf). In ancient Greek, it could also refer to a small piece of writing or a short article, similar to a 'feuilleton' in French, which is a literary or critical article in a newspaper or magazine. However, in Koine Greek, its primary meaning is related to a botanical leaf.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΦΥΛΛΙΣ.
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.
- ἘΠΙΦΥΛΛΙΔΑ — a gleaning, a remnant, a picking over, a picking of leaves
- ἘΠΙΦΥΛΛΙΔΑΣ — gleanings, leftovers, remnants
- ἘΠΙΦΥΛΛΙΕΙ — to have a film over the eyes, to have a growth on the eye
- ΕΠΙΦΥΛʼΛΙΣ — epiphyllis, a leaf-like growth, a small leaf, a leaflet
- ΕΠΙΦΥΛΛΙΕΙ — to add a postscript, to add a supplement, to add a note
- ΕΠΙΦΥΛΛΙΣ — epiphyllis, a leaf-gall, a gall-nut
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