ΛΙΘΟΥΡΓΕΙΣ, λιθουργεις
LITHOURGEIS, lithourgeis
Sounds Like: li-thoor-GEIS
Translations: you work in stone, you build with stone, you quarry stone
From the root: ΛΙΘΟΥΡΓΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning 'to work in stone' or 'to build with stone'. It describes the action of shaping, cutting, or constructing with stone. It is a compound word formed from 'λίθος' (lithos), meaning 'stone', and 'ἔργον' (ergon), meaning 'work' or 'deed'. It would be used in a sentence to describe someone performing such an action, for example, 'you work in stone'.
Inflection: Second Person, Singular, Present, Active, Indicative
Strong’s number: G3035 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:70
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΛΙΘΟΥΡΓΕΩ.
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.
- ΛΙΘΟΥΡΓΗΣΑΙ — to work stone, to quarry, to build with stone
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