ΖΩΠΥΡΑ, ζωπυρα
ZŌPYRA, zōpyra
Sounds Like: zoh-POO-rah
Translations: live coals, embers, sparks
From the root: ΖΩΠΥΡΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to live coals, embers, or sparks, which are the glowing remnants of a fire. It can be used to describe the last vestiges of something, or something that keeps a fire or a concept alive.
Inflection: Plural, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G2221 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 4 Maccabees — 8:13
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 4 Maccabees — 8:13
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΖΩΠΥΡΟΝ.
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.
- ΖΩΠΥΡΟΝ — embers, a spark, a live coal, a live ember
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