ΞΥΛΟΦΟΡΙΩΝ, ξυλοφοριων
XYLOPHORIŌN, xylophoriōn
Sounds Like: ksee-loh-foh-REE-ohn
Translations: (of) wood-carrying, (of) wood-offering, (of) the wood-carrying, (of) the wood-offering
From the root: ΞΥΛΟΦΟΡΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act or custom of carrying wood, often specifically for religious purposes, such as providing fuel for an altar. It is a compound word derived from 'ξύλον' (wood) and 'φέρω' (to carry). In this form, it is the genitive plural, indicating possession or origin, often translated with 'of'.
Inflection: Plural, Genitive, Feminine
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 17:21
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΞΥΛΟΦΟΡΙΑ.
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.
- ΞΥΛΟΦΟΡΙΑΣ — of wood-carrying, of the wood-offering, of the wood-bringing
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