ἸΣΣΩ, ἰσσω
ISSŌ, issō
Sounds Like: ISS-so
Translations: Issus
From the root: ἸΣΣΩ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: Issus is a proper noun referring to an ancient city in Cilicia, a region in what is now modern-day Turkey. It is historically significant as the site of the Battle of Issus in 333 BC, where Alexander the Great defeated Darius III of Persia. In the provided context, it is used to indicate a location.
Inflection: Singular, Dative, Feminine
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 11 — 8:314
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ἸΣΣΩ, appear in our texts.
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