ΠΕΡΙΚΕΦΑΛΕΑΙΣ, περικεφαλεαις
PERIKEPHALEAIS, perikephaleais
Sounds Like: peh-ree-keh-fah-LEH-ice
Translations: helmets, a helmet
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΚΕΦΑΛΑΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is a compound noun, formed from 'peri' (around) and 'kephale' (head), literally meaning 'that which is around the head'. It refers to a helmet, a piece of defensive armor worn on the head. In ancient contexts, it was primarily used in military or metaphorical senses, such as the 'helmet of salvation' in Christian scripture.
Inflection: Plural, Dative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G4029 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΡΙΚΕΦΑΛΑΙΑ.
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.
- ΠΕΡΙΚΑΙΦΑΛΕΑΙΣ — (to) a helmet, (to) helmets, (to) a headpiece, (to) headpieces
- ΠΕΡΙΚΑΙΦΑΛΕΑΝ — helmet, a helmet
- ΠΕΡΙΚΕΦΑΛΑΙΑ — helmet, a helmet
- ΠΕΡΙΚΕΦΑΛΑΙΑΙ — helmets
- ΠΕΡΙΚΕΦΑΛΑΙΑΙΣ — (to) helmets, (with) helmets
- ΠΕΡΙΚΕΦΑΛΑΙΑΝ — helmet, a helmet
- ΠΕΡΙΚΕΦΑΛΑΙΑΣ — of a helmet, a helmet
- ΠΕΡΙΚΕΦΑΛΕΑΝ — helmet, a helmet
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