ΗΦΑΙΣΤΟΙΟ, ηφαιστοιο
ĒPHAISTOIO, ēphaistoio
Sounds Like: hay-FYS-toy-oh
Translations: (of) Hephaestus
From the root: ΗΦΑΙΣΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This word is the genitive singular form of the proper noun 'Hephaestus', referring to the Greek god of blacksmiths, metalworking, carpenters, artisans, sculptors, metallurgy, fire, and volcanoes. It indicates possession or origin, meaning 'of Hephaestus' or 'belonging to Hephaestus'. The ending -οιο is an older, poetic genitive ending, sometimes found in Koine Greek, especially in more elevated or literary contexts, or when quoting older works, rather than the more common Koine genitive ending -ου.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2295 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:21
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΗΦΑΙΣΤΟΣ.
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.
- ΕΚΕΦΑΙΣΤΟΥ — of Hephaestus
- ΗΦΑΙΣΤΟΝ — Hephaestus
- ΗΦΑΙΣΤΟΣ — Hephaestus
- ΗΦΑΙΣΤΟΥ — of Hephaestus, Hephaestus'
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