ΜΟΝΟΦΑΓΙΑ, μονοφαγια
MONOPHAGIA, monophagia
Sounds Like: moh-noh-fah-GHEE-ah
Translations: eating alone, solitary eating, eating only one kind of food, monophagy
From the root: ΜΟΝΟΣ, ΦΑΓΕΙΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word referring to the act of eating alone, or more specifically, eating only one kind of food. It describes a dietary habit or a meal where a person consumes a single type of food item, often implying a restrictive or specialized diet. It can also refer to the practice of eating in solitude.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 4 Maccabees — 1:27
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 4 Maccabees — 1:27
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΜΟΝΟΣ, ΦΑΓΕΙΝ, appear in our texts.
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