ΕΡΚΕΣΙ, ερκεσι
ERKESI, erkesi
Sounds Like: ER-keh-see
Translations: to a fence, to a wall, to an enclosure, to a barrier, to a defense, to a bulwark
From the root: ΕΡΚΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a fence, wall, or any kind of enclosure or barrier. It can also denote a defense or bulwark, something that provides protection. It is used in a dative case, indicating 'to' or 'for' the enclosure/barrier.
Inflection: Plural, Dative, Neuter
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 2:11
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΡΚΟΣ.
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.
- ΕΡΚΕΣΙΝ — to fences, for fences, by fences, with fences, to enclosures, for enclosures, by enclosures, with enclosures, to walls, for walls, by walls, with walls
- ΕΡΚΗ — fence, a fence, enclosure, an enclosure, barrier, a barrier, wall, a wall
- ΕΡΚΟΣ — fence, enclosure, wall, barrier, a fence, an enclosure, a wall, a barrier
- ΕΡΚΟΥΣ — of a fence, of a wall, of an enclosure, of a barrier, fences, walls, enclosures, barriers
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