ΠΑΛΑΙΣΤΗΝ, παλαιστην
PALAISTĒN, palaistēn
Sounds Like: pa-LAIS-teen
Translations: palm, a palm, handbreadth, a handbreadth, span, a span
From the root: ΠΑΛΑΙΣΤΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a unit of linear measurement, specifically the width of the palm of a hand, or a handbreadth. It was commonly used in ancient times to describe short distances or dimensions. It is often used in contexts describing physical objects or architectural measurements.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3828 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 3 — 6:140
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Ezekiel — 40:43
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΑΛΑΙΣΤΗ.
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.
- ΠΑΛΑΙΣΤΙΑΙΑ — a handbreadth long, a handbreadth wide, a handbreadth
- ΠΑΛΑΙΣΤΙΑΙΑΝ — a palm-breadth, a handbreadth, a palm-length
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