2001 Translation

OXYN, oxyn

Sounds Like: ox-OON

Translations: sharp, keen, quick, swift, a sharp one, a keen one

From the root: ΟΞΥΣ

Part of Speech: Adjective

Explanation: This word describes something as sharp, keen, or swift. It can refer to physical sharpness, like a blade, or to mental acuity, indicating someone is quick-witted or discerning. It can also describe speed or swiftness. In the provided context, it refers to a person who is keen or discerning in their work.

Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Masculine

Strong’s number: G3691 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Aristeas

• Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:276

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 5 — 1:18

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book Four — 4:3

Life of Flavius Josephus, The

• The Life of Flavius Josephus — 69:389

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Proverbs — 22:29

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
• ὈΞΥ — sharp, keen, swift, quick, piercing, a sharp thing, a swift 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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