ΠΡΩΤΟΝΑΥ̓ΤΩΝ, πρωτοναὐτων
PRŌTONAUTŌN, prōtonautōn
Sounds Like: PRO-toh-now-TON
Translations: of the chief sailors, of the first sailors, of the leading mariners
From the root: ΠΡΩΤΟΣ, ΝΑΥΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'πρῶτος' (first, chief) and 'ναύτης' (sailor, mariner). It refers to the chief or leading sailors. It is used in the genitive plural, indicating possession or relationship, often translated as 'of the chief sailors' or 'of the leading mariners'.
Inflection: Plural, Genitive, Masculine
Strong’s numbers: G4413 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3492 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 17:8
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΩΤΟΣ, ΝΑΥΤΗΣ.
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- ΠΡΩΤΟΝΑΥΤΩΝ — of chief sailors, of first sailors, of leading sailors
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