ΕΡΚΟΥΣ, ερκους
ERKOUS, erkous
Sounds Like: ER-koos
Translations: of a fence, of a wall, of an enclosure, of a barrier, fences, walls, enclosures, barriers
From the root: ΕΡΚΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a fence, wall, or any kind of enclosure or barrier. It is used to denote something that restricts movement or defines a boundary. It can be used in a literal sense for physical structures or metaphorically for limits or constraints. This particular form is either the genitive singular or the nominative/accusative plural of the neuter noun 'ἔρκος'.
Inflection: Neuter, Genitive Singular or Neuter, Nominative/Accusative Plural
Strong’s number: G2045 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 3:9
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.
- ΕΡΚΕΣΙ — to a fence, to a wall, to an enclosure, to a barrier, to a defense, to a bulwark
- 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
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