ὈΒΕΛΙΣΚΟΙ, ὀβελισκοι
OBELISKOI, obeliskoi
Sounds Like: oh-beh-LIS-koy
Translations: obelisks, spits, skewers, pointed pillars
From the root: ΟΒΕΛΙΣΚΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to small obelisks, or more generally, to pointed objects like spits or skewers used for roasting meat. It is the plural form of the noun 'obeliskos'. In a broader sense, it can refer to any pointed pillar or a small, tapering monument.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Job — 41:21
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΟΒΕΛΙΣΚΟΣ.
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.
- ΟΒΕΛΙΣΚΟΙ — obelisks, a small spit, a small pointed pillar
- ΟΒΕΛΙΣΚΟΣ — obelisk, a small spit, a small pointed pillar
- ΟΒΕΛΙΣΚΟΥΣ — obelisks, a small spit, a pointed pillar
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