ΟΛΟΚΑΥΤΟΣ, ολοκαυτος
OLOKAUTOS, olokautos
Sounds Like: ho-lo-KAH-oo-tos
Translations: whole burnt, completely consumed by fire, a whole burnt offering
From the root: ΟΛΟΚΑΥΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that is entirely consumed by fire, often in the context of a sacrifice. It is a compound word formed from 'ὅλος' (holos), meaning 'whole' or 'complete', and 'καίω' (kaiō), meaning 'to burn'. In religious contexts, it specifically refers to a sacrifice that is completely burned on the altar, leaving nothing behind for human consumption.
Inflection: Nominative, Masculine or Feminine, Singular
Strong’s number: G3646 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Leviticus — 6:23
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΟΛΟΚΑΥΤΟΣ.
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.
- ΟΛΟΚΑΥΤΩΝ — whole burnt offering, a whole burnt offering, burnt offering, a burnt offering, holocaust, a holocaust
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