ἸΟΒΟΛΟΥΣ, ἰοβολους
IOBOLOUS, iobolous
Sounds Like: ee-oh-BOH-loos
Translations: poisonous, venomous, venom-darting
From the root: ἸΟΒΟΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is a compound adjective meaning 'poison-darting' or 'venomous'. It describes something that shoots or throws poison, often referring to venomous animals like snakes or scorpions, or metaphorically to harmful words or actions. It is used to describe something that is deadly or destructive due to its toxic nature.
Inflection: Accusative, Plural, Masculine or Feminine
Strong’s number: G2447 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 1:12
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἸΟΒΟΛΟΣ.
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.
- ἸΟΒΟΛΑ — venomous, poisonous, poison-darting, a venomous thing, poisonous things
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