ΜΕΝΦΑΛΑΓΓΙ, μενφαλαγγι
MENPHALAGGI, menphalaggi
Sounds Like: fah-LANG-gee
Translations: phalanx, battle line, a phalanx, a battle line
From the root: ΦΑΛΑΓΞ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: The word "ΜΕΝΦΑΛΑΓΓΙ" appears to be a misspelling or a very rare compound form of "φάλαγγι" (phalangi), which is the dative singular of "φάλαγξ" (phalanx). A phalanx refers to a military formation of heavily armed infantry, typically arranged in ranks and files. It can also refer more generally to a battle line or an array of troops. The initial "ΜΕΝ" part is unusual and likely a scribal error or a very obscure compound, possibly intended to be a separate word like "μέν" (indeed, truly) or a misjoining of another word. In the provided context, it likely refers to a battle line or formation.
Inflection: Singular, Dative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G5337 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Unknown: Yes
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 7:131
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΦΑΛΑΓΞ.
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.
- ΤΗΦΑΛΑΓΓΙ — (to) the phalanx, (for) the phalanx, (in) the phalanx, a phalanx, phalanx
- ΦΑΛΑΓΓΑ — phalanx, a phalanx, battle line, a battle line, company, a company, troop, a troop
- ΦΑΛΑΓΓΑΣ — phalanges, battle lines, troops, armies, a phalanx, a battle line, a troop, an army
- ΦΑΛΑΓΓΕΣ — phalanxes, battle lines, troops, armies, a phalanx, a battle line, a troop, an army
- ΦΑΛΑΓΓΙ — to a battle line, to a phalanx, to a line of battle, to a body of troops
- ΦΑΛΑΓΓΟΣ — of a phalanx, of a battle line, of a company, of a body of troops
- ΦΑΛΑΓΞ — phalanx, battle line, a phalanx, a battle line, a bone, a finger, a toe
- ΦΑΛΑΓΞʼ — phalanx, battle line, a battle line, a body of troops, a bone, a finger bone, a toe bone
- ΦΑΛΑΓΞΙΝ — to a battle line, to a phalanx, to a line of battle, to a troop, to a company, to a body of soldiers
- ΦΑΛΑΞΙΝ — to a phalanx, to a battle line, to a company, to a troop
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