ΜΟΧΛΟΙ, μοχλοι
MOCHLOI, mochloi
Sounds Like: MOKH-loy
Translations: bars, bolts, levers
From the root: ΜΟΧΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: ΜΟΧΛΟΙ is the plural form of the noun ΜΟΧΛΟΣ. It refers to strong pieces of wood or metal, typically used as bars or bolts for securing doors, gates, or prisons. It can also denote a lever used for moving heavy objects. Metaphorically, it can represent barriers or restraints.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Vocative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G3428 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Deuteronomy — 3:5
- 1 Kings — 4:13
- 2 Chronicles — 8:5
- Odes — 5:7
- Jeremiah — 28:30, 30:9
- Ezekiel — 38:11
- Jonah — 2:7
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΟΧΛΟΣ.
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.
- ΜΟΧΛΟΙΣ — bars, bolts, levers
- ΜΟΧΛΟΝ — bar, a bar, bolt, a bolt, lever, a lever
- ΜΟΧΛΟΣ — bar, a bar, lever, a lever, bolt, a bolt
- ΜΟΧΛΟΥ — (of) bar, (of) bolt, (of) lever
- ΜΟΧΛΟΥΣ — bars, bolts, levers, crowbars
- ΜΟΧΛΩ — (to) bar, (to) lever, (to) bolt
- ΜΟΧΛΩΝ — of bars, of levers, of beams, of bolts
- ΤΟΥΣΜΟΧΛΟΥΣ — the bars, the bolts, the levers, the crowbars
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