ΚΟΛΟΚΥΝΘΑΝ, κολοκυνθαν
KOLOKYNTHAN, kolokynthan
Sounds Like: koh-loh-KOON-than
Translations: gourd, a gourd, cucumber, a cucumber, melon, a melon
From the root: ΚΟΛΟΚΥΝΘΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a type of plant, specifically a gourd, squash, or sometimes a cucumber or melon. It is a climbing or creeping plant known for its large, fleshy fruit. In the provided context, it refers to the plant that grew over Jonah.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2859 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Jonah — 4:7
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΟΛΟΚΥΝΘΑ.
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.
- ΚΟΛΟΚΥΝΘΑ — gourd, a gourd, castor-oil plant, a castor-oil plant
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