ΚΑΙΛΙΘΟΒΟΛΟΥΣ, καιλιθοβολους
KAILITHOBOLOUS, kailithobolous
Sounds Like: kahee-lih-tho-BO-loos
Translations: and stone-throwing, and stone-hurling
From the root: ΚΑΙ, ΛΙΘΟΒΟΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Conjunction, Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from the conjunction 'καί' (kai), meaning 'and', and the adjective 'λιθοβόλος' (lithobolos), meaning 'stone-throwing' or 'stone-hurling'. The combined word 'καιλιθοβόλους' means 'and stone-throwing' or 'and stone-hurling'. It describes something that throws or hurls stones, often referring to machines or people. In a sentence, it would modify a plural noun, indicating that those nouns are also characterized by throwing stones.
Inflection: Accusative, Plural, Masculine or Feminine
Strong’s numbers: G2532 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3035 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 9:98
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΚΑΙ, ΛΙΘΟΒΟΛΟΣ, appear in our texts.
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