ΕΥΩΝΥΜΑ, ευωνυμα
EUŌNYMA, euōnyma
Sounds Like: eh-oo-OH-noo-mah
Translations: left, on the left, left-hand, unlucky, ill-omened
From the root: ΕΥΩΝΥΜΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'left' or 'on the left side'. It can also carry the connotation of 'unlucky' or 'ill-omened' because the left side was often associated with bad omens in ancient Greek culture. It is used to describe something located on the left or to indicate an unfortunate outcome. The word is derived from 'eu' (good) and 'onoma' (name), ironically meaning 'well-named' or 'of good name', which was a euphemism to avoid directly naming the 'left' side due to its negative connotations.
Inflection: Neuter, Plural, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G2176 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Maccabees — 6:45
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΥΩΝΥΜΟΣ.
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.
- ΕΥΩΝΥΜΟΝ — left, on the left, left hand, left side, unlucky, ominous
- ΕΥΩΝΥΜΟΣ — left, left hand, left side, unfortunate, ill-omened
- ΕΥΩΝΥΜΩ — left, left hand, left side, (on) the left, (on) the left hand, (on) the left side, (to) the left, (to) the left hand, (to) the left side
- ΕΥΩΝΥΜΩΝ — of the left, of the left hand, of the ill-omened, of the unlucky
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