ΠΕΤΑΛΩΝ, πεταλων
PETALŌN, petalōn
Sounds Like: peh-tah-LOHN
Translations: of leaves, of petals, of plates, of thin sheets
From the root: ΠΕΤΑΛΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a leaf, a petal of a flower, or a thin sheet of metal or other material, such as a plate. It is used to describe flat, broad, and thin objects. In the provided context, it refers to the leaves of a plant or the petals of a flower, or possibly decorative elements resembling them.
Inflection: Plural, Genitive, Neuter
Strong’s number: G4072 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 1:39
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 12 — 2:73
From the same root
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