ΠΑΙΓΝΙΟΝ, παιγνιον
PAIGNION, paignion
Sounds Like: PAI-gnee-on
Translations: plaything, toy, game, sport, a plaything, a toy, a game, a sport
From the root: ΠΑΙΓΝΙΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a plaything, a toy, or something used for amusement or sport. It can also denote a game or a jest. It is used to describe something that is treated lightly or as a mere diversion.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G3814 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Wisdom — 15:12
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 8:122
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Wisdom — 15:12
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΑΙΓΝΙΟΝ.
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.
- ΠΑΙΓΝΙΑ — plaything, a plaything, toy, a toy, game, a game, sport, a sport, mockery, a mockery, derision, a derision
- ΠΑΙΓΝΙΑΙΣ — games, sports, amusements, plays
- ΠΑΙΓΝΙΟΙΣ — (to) playthings, (to) toys, (to) games, (to) sports, (with) playthings, (with) toys, (with) games, (with) sports
- ΠΕΓΝΙΑ — plaything, toy, sport, mockery, a plaything, a toy
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