ΠΛΟΚΑΙΣ, πλοκαις
PLOKAIS, plokais
Sounds Like: plo-KAISE
Translations: (to) braids, (to) plaits, (to) elaborate hairstyles
From the root: ΠΛΟΚΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to something woven or braided, typically hair, but can also refer to interwoven things like flowers or branches. It is used here in the dative plural, indicating the means by which something is done or the recipient of an action.
Inflection: Plural, Dative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G4117 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 9:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΛΟΚΗ.
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.
- ΠΛΟΚΗ — braiding, a braiding, plaiting, a plaiting, entanglement, a tangle, intricate design, a woven design
- ΠΛΟΚΗΝ — braiding, a braiding, plaiting, a plaiting, entanglement, a tangle, a snare
- ΠΛΟΚΗΣ — of braiding, of plaiting, of weaving, of an intricate arrangement, of a braid, of a plait
- ΠΛΟΚΙΟΝ — braid, a braid of hair, plait, a plait of hair, a lock of hair, a curl, a tress
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