ΠΛΟΚΗ, πλοκη
PLOKĒ, plokē
Sounds Like: plo-KAY
Translations: braiding, a braiding, plaiting, a plaiting, entanglement, a tangle, intricate design, a woven design
From the root: ΠΛΟΚΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of braiding or plaiting, often specifically referring to hair. It can also describe something that is woven or intricately designed, or even an entanglement or a complex arrangement. It is used to describe things that are intertwined or interwoven.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G4117 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:67
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.
- ΠΛΟΚΑΙΣ — (to) braids, (to) plaits, (to) elaborate hairstyles
- 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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