ΠΑΡΑΤΑΞΕΙΣ, παραταξεις
PARATAXEIS, parataxeis
Sounds Like: pa-ra-TA-kseis
Translations: battle lines, battle array, formations, arrangements, battles
From the root: ΠΑΡΑΤΑΞΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the arrangement of troops or forces for battle, or the battle itself. It can describe the order in which soldiers are positioned, or the actual engagement. It is a compound word derived from 'para' (alongside) and 'taxis' (arrangement, order).
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3912 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Isaiah — 36:5
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 7 — 15:390
Josephus' The Jewish War
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΑΡΑΤΑΞΙΣ.
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.
- ΕἸΣΠΑΡΑΤΑΞΙΝ — for battle, for array, for formation, for a battle line
- ΠΑΡΑΤΑΞΕΙ — (to) battle array, (to) battle line, (to) order of battle, (to) arrangement, a battle array, an order of battle
- ΠΑΡΑΤΑΞΕΩΝ — of arrays, of battle lines, of battle formations, of ranks, of battle arrays
- ΠΑΡΑΤΑΞΕΩΣ — of battle array, of battle line, of battle, of array, of order
- ΠΑΡΑΤΑΞΙ — battle array, battle, formation, a battle array, a battle, a formation
- ΠΑΡΑΤΑΞΙΝ — battle array, battle, line of battle, formation, arrangement, order
- ΠΑΡΑΤΑΞΙΣ — battle array, battle line, a battle, an array, a battle array
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