ΚΑΤΑΧΡΥΣΟΙ, καταχρυσοι
KATACHRYSOI, katachrysoi
Sounds Like: kah-tah-KHROO-soy
Translations: overlaid with gold, gilded, gold-plated
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΧΡΥΣΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that is covered or adorned with gold. It is a compound word formed from the preposition κατά (kata), meaning 'down' or 'over', and χρυσός (chrysos), meaning 'gold'. It is used to indicate that an object has been extensively covered or plated with gold.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΧΡΥΣΟΣ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΑΧΡΥΣΕΑ — overlaid with gold, gilded, golden
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