ΚΟΛΕΟΝ, κολεον
KOLEON, koleon
Sounds Like: koh-LEH-on
Translations: sheath, a sheath, scabbard, a scabbard
From the root: ΚΟΛΕΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a sheath or scabbard, which is a protective covering for a sword or knife. It is typically used to describe the container into which a blade is inserted when not in use. In a sentence, it would be used like "put the sword into the sheath."
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G2853 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Jeremiah — 29:6
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΟΛΕΟΝ.
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.
- ΚΟΛΕΟΥ — of a sheath, of the sheath, of a scabbard, of the scabbard
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