ΚΕΡΚΩΠΩΝ, κερκωπων
KERKŌPŌN, kerkōpōn
Sounds Like: ker-KO-pon
Translations: of Kerkopes, of monkeys, of mischievous people, of rascals
From the root: ΚΕΡΚΩΨ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the Kerkopes, a mythical race of mischievous, thieving, and deceitful creatures, often depicted as ape-like or dwarf-like. By extension, it can refer to any cunning, roguish, or deceitful person, or even to monkeys. It is used to describe those who are tricky or prone to mischief.
Inflection: Plural, Genitive, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2777 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Proverbs — 26:22
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Proverbs — 26:22
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΕΡΚΩΨ.
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.
- ΚΕΡΚΩΨ — Cercops, a Cercops
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