ὈΒΟΛΟΥ, ὀβολου
OBOLOU, obolou
Sounds Like: oh-bo-LOO
Translations: of an obol, of a small coin, of a mite
From the root: ὈΒΟΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a small Greek coin, typically made of silver or copper, which was of very low value. It was often used to denote a small sum of money or a trivial amount. In ancient Greece, it was also traditionally placed in the mouth of a deceased person to pay Charon, the ferryman of the dead, for passage across the river Styx.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine
Strong’s number: G3695 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 1 Samuel — 2:36
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ὈΒΟΛΟΣ.
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- ὈΒΟΛΟΣ — obol, a small coin, a small sum, a mite
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