ὈΒΕΛΙΣΚΟΥΣ, ὀβελισκους
OBELISKOUS, obeliskous
Sounds Like: oh-beh-LIS-koos
Translations: obelisks, an obelisk
From the root: ὈΒΕΛΙΣΚΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a small obelisk, a tapering, four-sided stone pillar, typically having a pyramidal top. It is used in the accusative plural form, indicating that it is the direct object of a verb or the object of certain prepositions. The word is a diminutive of 'obelos' (a spit or pointed pillar).
Inflection: Accusative, Plural, Masculine
Strong’s number: G3591 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 4 Maccabees — 11:19
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ὈΒΕΛΙΣΚΟΣ.
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.
- ὈΒΕΛΙΣΚΟΙΣ — (to) obelisks, (for) obelisks, obelisks
- ὈΒΕΛΙΣΚΟΣ — obelisk, a small spit, a small pointed pillar
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