ΜΟΝΟΜΑΧΟΙ, μονομαχοι
MONOMACHOI, monomachoi
Sounds Like: moh-no-MAH-koy
Translations: gladiators, single combatants
From the root: ΜΟΝΟΜΑΧΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to those who engage in single combat, often to the death, as a spectacle or duel. It is a compound word formed from 'μόνος' (monos), meaning 'alone' or 'single', and 'μάχομαι' (machomai), meaning 'to fight'. Thus, it literally means 'one who fights alone'. In historical contexts, it often refers to gladiators.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Vocative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G3444 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 19 — 4:252
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΟΝΟΜΑΧΟΣ.
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.
- ΜΟΝΟΜΑΧΟΣ — gladiator, a gladiator, single combatant, a single combatant
- ΜΟΝΟΜΑΧΟΥΣ — gladiators, single combatants
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