ΜΕΣΟΜΦΑΛΟΥΣ, μεσομφαλους
MESOMPHALOUS, mesomphalous
Sounds Like: meh-sohm-PHA-loos
Translations: middle-navelled, at the navel, central, in the middle
From the root: ΜΕΣΟΜΦΑΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound adjective formed from 'μέσος' (middle) and 'ὀμφαλός' (navel). It describes something that is located at the center or navel, often used metaphorically to mean 'central' or 'in the middle'. It can refer to a place that is considered the center of something, like the omphalos at Delphi, which was believed to be the center of the world.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Masculine or Feminine
Strong’s numbers: G3319 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3709 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 7:17
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΕΣΟΜΦΑΛΟΣ.
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.
- ΜΕΣΟΜΦΑΛΟΣ — navel-centered, central, in the middle, having a navel in the middle
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