ΙΠΠΕΩΝΣΤΙΦΟΣ, ιππεωνστιφος
IPPEŌNSTIPHOS, ippeōnstiphos
Sounds Like: ip-peh-OHN-stee-phos
Translations: a troop of horsemen, a body of cavalry, a squadron of cavalry
From the root: ΙΠΠΕΥΣ, ΣΤΙΦΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'ἱππεύς' (horseman, cavalryman) and 'στῖφος' (a dense mass, a throng, a body of men). It refers to a compact body or troop of horsemen, essentially a cavalry squadron or unit. It describes a group of mounted soldiers acting together as a cohesive unit.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter
Strong’s numbers: G2462 (Lookup on BibleHub), G4744 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 2:9
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΙΠΠΕΥΣ, ΣΤΙΦΟΣ, appear in our texts.
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