ὈΞΥ, ὀξυ
OXY, oxy
Sounds Like: ox-OO
Translations: sharp, keen, swift, quick, piercing, a sharp thing, a swift one
From the root: ΟΞΥΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that is sharp, keen, swift, or quick. It can refer to physical sharpness, such as a sharp sword or a piercing gaze, or to speed and agility, like a swift runner or a quick animal. It can also describe mental acuity or a keen intellect. When used as a noun, it can refer to 'a sharp thing' or 'a swift one'.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G3691 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:102
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 8:33
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 127:2
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΟΞΥΣ.
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.
- ὈΞΕΙ — sharp, keen, swift, quick, piercing, acid, vinegar, a vinegar
- ὈΞΕΙΑ — sharp, a sharp one, quick, a quick one, swift, a swift one, acute, an acute one, piercing, a piercing one, violent, a violent one
- ὈΞΕΙΑΙ — sharp, keen, quick, swift, piercing, pointed, acute, a sharp, a keen
- ὈΞΕΙΑΙΣ — sharp, pointed, keen, swift, quick, piercing
- ὈΞΕΙΑΝ — sharp, a sharp, keen, swift, quick, a quick, violent, a violent
- ὈΞΕΙΣ — sharp, pointed, keen, swift, quick, a sharp, a pointed
- ὈΞΕΟΣ — (of) sharp, (of) keen, (of) swift, (of) quick, (of) piercing
- ὈΞΕΣΙ — (to) sharp (things), (to) keen (things), (to) swift (things), (to) quick (things)
- ὈΞΕΣΙΝ — (to) sharp, (to) keen, (to) swift, (to) quick, (to) piercing, (to) pointed, (to) acute
- ὈΞΕΩΣ — quickly, swiftly, sharply, soon
- ὈΞΥΝ — sharp, keen, quick, swift, a sharp one, a keen one
- ὈΞΥΤΑΤΑΙΣ — most sharp, most keen, most swift, most quick, most acute, most piercing
- ὈΞΥΤΑΤΗΝ — sharpest, most acute, most swift, most keen, a sharpest, an acute, a most swift, a most keen
- ὈΞΥΤΑΤΗΣ — most sharp, most keen, most swift, most quick, most acute, most piercing, most violent, most vehement
- ὈΞΥΤΑΤΟΣ — sharpest, keenest, swiftest, most acute, most piercing
- ὈΞΥΤΕΡΑΝ — sharper, more sharp, more keen, more swift, more piercing, a sharper, a more sharp, a more keen, a more swift, a more piercing
- ὈΞΥΤΕΡΟΙ — sharper, swifter, more keen, more swift
- ὈΞΥΤΕΡΟΝ — sharper, more sharp, swifter, more swift, quicker, more quick, more acute, more keen
- ΟΞΕΙ — sharp, keen, swift, quick, piercing, to sharpen, to make sharp, to be sharp, to be keen, to be swift
- ΟΞΕΙΑ — sharp, a sharp, quick, a quick, swift, a swift, acute, an acute, piercing, a piercing, pointed, a pointed
- ΟΞΕΙΑΝ — sharp, a sharp one, piercing, a piercing one, swift, a swift one, quick, a quick one
- ΟΞΕΙΣ — sharp, keen, swift, acute, quick, piercing
- ΟΞΕΣΙ — sharp, keen, quick, swift, acid, sour
- ΟΞΕΩΣ — quickly, sharply, swiftly, keenly, immediately, suddenly
- ΟΞΙ — sharp, keen, swift, quick, quickly, sharply, acid, sour
- ΟΞΙΑ — sharp, pointed, keen, quick, swift, acute, shrill, piercing, a sharp thing
- ΟΞΙΑΝ — sharp, a sharp, quick, a quick, swift, a swift, acute, an acute
- ΟΞΙΣ — vinegar, sour wine, a sour liquid
- ΟΞΥΝ — sharp, keen, swift, quick, a sharp thing, a keen thing
- ΟΞΥΣ — sharp, keen, swift, quick, a sharp, a keen, a swift, a quick
- ΟΞΥΤΕΡΟΙ — sharper, swifter, quicker, more acute
- ΟΞΥΤΗΤΑ — sharpness, acuteness, keenness, a sharpness, an acuteness, a keenness
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