2001 Translation

MĒLŌTĒN, mēlōtēn

Sounds Like: may-LOH-tayn

Translations: a sheepskin, sheepskin, sheepskin cloak, a hairy cloak

From the root: ΜΗΛΩΤΗ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a garment made from sheepskin, often described as a sheepskin cloak or a hairy cloak. It was typically worn by prophets or ascetics, symbolizing their simple and rugged lifestyle. It can be used in sentences to describe an article of clothing, particularly one associated with a prophet.

Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G3374 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• 1 Kings — 19:19
• 2 Kings — 2:8, 2:13, 2:14

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΗΛΩΤΗ.

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.

• ΜΗΛΩΤΑΙΣ — in sheepskins, with sheepskins, sheepskin
• ΜΗΛΩΤΗ — sheepskin, a sheepskin, goatskin, a goatskin, mantle, a mantle, cloak, a cloak

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