ΛΙΜΝ‾Η‾, λιμν‾η‾
LIMN‾Ē‾, limn‾ē‾
Sounds Like: LIM-nay
Translations: lake, a lake, pond, a pond
From the root: ΛΙΜΝΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word, ΛΙΜΝ‾Η‾, is a scribal abbreviation for ΛΙΜΝΗ, meaning 'lake' or 'pond'. The overline on the final Η indicates that the word is a contracted form, likely due to a common scribal practice of abbreviating frequently used words or endings. It refers to a body of standing water, typically larger than a pond but smaller than a sea. It is used in sentences to refer to a specific lake or a general body of water.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3041 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Luke — 8:23
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΛΙΜΝΗ.
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.
- ΛΙΜΝΑΙ — lakes, ponds
- ΛΙΜΝΑΣ — lakes, ponds, marshes, of a lake, of a pond, of a marsh
- ΛΙΜΝΗ — lake, a lake, pond, a pond, marsh, a marsh
- ΛΙΜΝΗΝ — lake, a lake, pond, a pond
- ΛΙΜΝΗΣ — of a lake, of the lake, lake
- ΛΙΜΝΩΝ — (of) lakes, (of) ponds, (of) marshes
- ΤΗΣΛΙΜΝΗΣ — of the lake, of a lake, of the marsh, of a marsh
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