ΚΝΙΣΗΣ, κνισης
KNISĒS, knisēs
Sounds Like: KNEE-sees
Translations: of the smell of burnt sacrifice, of the savor of burnt sacrifice, of the odor of burnt sacrifice
From the root: ΚΝΙΣΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the smell or savor of burnt sacrifice, particularly the rich, fatty odor that rises from burning meat or fat offered in sacrifice. It is often used in contexts related to religious offerings and rituals.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2830 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Six — 3:33
Mathetes
- Letter to Diognetus — 3:5
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΝΙΣΑ.
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.
- ΚΝΙΣΑΙΣ — to/for the smoke of burnt sacrifice, to/for the savour, to/for the smell
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