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Name of God’s Son

ΠΟΛΥΚΡΑΝΟΣ, πολυκρανος

POLYKRANOS, polykranos

Sounds Like: po-ly-KRA-nos

Translations: many-headed, many-helmeted

From the root: ΠΟΛΥΚΡΑΝΟΣ

Part of Speech: Adjective

Explanation: This is a compound adjective formed from 'πολύς' (polys), meaning 'many' or 'much', and 'κράνος' (kranos), meaning 'helmet' or 'head'. It describes something that has many heads or many helmets. It would be used to describe a multi-headed creature or an army with many helmets.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine or Feminine


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Justin Martyr
  • Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 2:2

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No other words from the same root, ΠΟΛΥΚΡΑΝΟΣ, appear in our texts.

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