ΚΟΣΤΟΒΑΡΟΣ, κοστοβαρος
KOSTOBAROS, kostobaros
Sounds Like: kos-TO-ba-ros
Translations: Costobarus
From the root: ΚΟΣΤΟΒΑΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This is a proper noun, referring to Costobarus, a historical figure who was the brother-in-law of Herod the Great. The name itself is a compound word, likely meaning 'costly burden' or 'heavy cost', though its specific meaning in relation to the person is not explicitly stated. It is used to identify this individual.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΟΣΤΟΒΑΡΟΣ.
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.
- ΚΟΣΤΟΒΑΡΟΝ — Costobarus
- ΚΟΣΤΟΒΑΡΟΥ — Costobarus
- ΤΟΒΑΡΟΣ — Costobar, Costobarus
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