ὈΝΥΧΟΣ, ὀνυχος
ONYCHOS, onychos
Sounds Like: O-NY-khoss
Translations: of a nail, of a claw, of a hoof, of an onyx, of a fingernail, of a toenail
From the root: ὈΝΥΞ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a nail, claw, or hoof, and can also refer to the onyx stone, which is named after its resemblance to a fingernail. It is used to describe the hard, keratinous coverings found on the digits of animals, including humans, or a type of gemstone.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine
Strong’s number: G3686 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:66
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ὈΝΥΞ.
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.
- ὈΝΥΞ — onyx, a claw, a talon, a hoof, a fingernail, a toenail
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