ΝΥΚΤΕΡΙΣΙΝ, νυκτερισιν
NYKTERISIN, nykterisin
Sounds Like: nyoo-KTEH-ree-sin
Translations: bat, a bat
From the root: ΝΥΚΤΕΡΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a bat, the nocturnal flying mammal. It is used in a general sense to denote the creature itself, often appearing in contexts related to darkness or uncleanliness, as bats were considered unclean animals in ancient Jewish law.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3577 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Isaiah — 2:20
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Isaiah — 2:20
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΝΥΚΤΕΡΙΣ.
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.
- ΝΥΚΤΕΡΙΔΑ — bat, a bat
- ΝΥΚΤΕΡΙΔΕΣ — bats, a bat
- ΝΥΚΤΕΡΙΣ — bat, a bat
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