ΖΟΦΩΔΗΣ, ζοφωδης
ZOPHŌDĒS, zophōdēs
Sounds Like: ZOH-foh-days
Translations: dark, gloomy, obscure, a dark, a gloomy
From the root: ΖΟΦΩΔΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something as dark, gloomy, or obscure. It is often used to describe places or conditions characterized by deep darkness or a lack of light, sometimes implying a sense of dread or obscurity. It is a compound word derived from 'ζόφος' (zophos), meaning 'gloom' or 'darkness', and '-ώδης' (-ōdēs), a suffix indicating 'full of' or 'resembling'.
Inflection: Masculine, Feminine, or Neuter, Nominative or Accusative, Singular
Strong’s number: G2217 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 2 — 16:344
Pseudo-Baruch
- The Greek Apocalypse of Baruch (3 Baruch) — 4:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΖΟΦΩΔΗΣ.
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.
- ΖΟΦΩΔΗ — dark, gloomy, murky, a dark, a gloomy
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