ΘΡΑΚΑ, θρακα
THRAKA, thraka
Sounds Like: THRAH-kah
Translations: coal, an coal, ember, an ember
From the root: ΑΝΘΡΑΞ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a piece of burning or glowing coal or charcoal, or an ember. It is often used metaphorically in the New Testament, such as in the phrase 'heaping coals of fire on someone's head,' which signifies bringing shame or remorse upon them through kindness. It is an inflected form of the root word ΑΝΘΡΑΞ.
Inflection: Accusative, Singular, Masculine
Strong’s number: G0440 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:67
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΝΘΡΑΞ.
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.
- ἈΝΘΡΑΚΑ — coal, a coal, charcoal, a charcoal
- ἈΝΘΡΑΚΑΣ — coals, a coal, live coals
- ἈΝΘΡΑΚΙΝΟΝ — made of coal, made of charcoal, charcoal-colored, black, a charcoal cup, a charcoal vessel
- ἈΝΘΡΑΚΟΣ — of coal, of charcoal, of a burning coal
- ἈΝΘΡΑΚΩΝ — of coals, of burning coals, of embers
- ΑΘΡΑΚΩΝ — of coals, of charcoals
- ΑΝΘΡΑΚ — coal, a coal, burning coal, live coal, charcoal
- ΑΝΘΡΑΚΑ — coal, a coal, live coal, burning coal, charcoal
- ΑΝΘΡΑΚΑΣ — coals, a coal
- ΑΝΘΡΑΚΕΣ — coals, live coals, burning coals
- ΑΝΘΡΑΚΙ — charcoal, a charcoal, a burning coal, a live coal, (to) charcoal, (to) a burning coal
- ΑΝΘΡΑΚΙΟΝ — charcoal fire, a charcoal fire, brazier, a brazier, coal, a coal
- ΑΝΘΡΑΚΟΣ — of coal, of charcoal, of a burning coal, coal, charcoal, a burning coal
- ΑΝΘΡΑΚΩΝ — of coals, of burning coals, of embers, coals, burning coals, embers
- ΑΝΘΡΑΞ — coal, a coal, burning coal, live coal, charcoal
- ΑΝΘΡΑΞΙ — (to) coals, (to) embers, (to) burning coals
- ΑΝΘΡΑΞΙΝ — to coals, for coals, with coals, by coals, to a coal, for a coal, with a coal, by a coal
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