ΚΙΟΝΟΚΡΑΝΩΝ, κιονοκρανων
KIONOKRANŌN, kionokranōn
Sounds Like: kee-oh-noh-KRAH-nohn
Translations: (of) column capitals, (of) capitals, (of) pillar heads
From the root: ΚΙΟΝΟΚΡΑΝΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound noun, formed from 'κίων' (column) and 'κράνον' (head or top). It refers to the capital of a column, which is the decorative top part of a pillar. The word describes the architectural element that crowns a column.
Inflection: Plural, Genitive, Neuter
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 15 — 11:414
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΙΟΝΟΚΡΑΝΟΝ.
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.
- ΚΙΟΝΟΚΡΑΝΟΥ — (of) capital, (of) column-head
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