ΚΑΛΑΝΟΙ, καλανοι
KALANOI, kalanoi
Sounds Like: kah-LAH-noy
Translations: Kalanos, Kalanoses
From the root: ΚΑΛΑΝΟΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This word refers to Kalanos, an Indian philosopher who accompanied Alexander the Great. The plural form, ΚΑΛΑΝΟΙ, would refer to Kalanos and others like him, or a group of philosophers associated with him. It is used to denote a specific historical figure or a group of individuals from India known for their philosophical wisdom.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 22:179
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΛΑΝΟΣ.
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.
- ΚΑΛΑΝΟΣ — Kalanos
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