ΡΟΙΖΟΣἘΠΑΛΞΕΙΣ, ροιζοσἐπαλξεις
RHOIZOSEPALXEIS, rhoizosepalxeis
Sounds Like: ROY-zos-ep-ALX-eis
Translations: whizzing sound of battlements, roar of battlements, a whizzing sound of battlements, a roar of battlements
From the root: ΡΟΙΖΟΣ, ΕΠΑΛΞΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'ῥοῖζος' (rhoizos), meaning 'whizzing, rushing sound, roar, hiss, rustle,' and 'ἔπαλξις' (epalxis), meaning 'battlement, parapet.' Therefore, 'ΡΟΙΖΟΣἘΠΑΛΞΕΙΣ' refers to the whizzing or roaring sound associated with battlements, likely in the context of projectiles or actions against them. It describes the noise made by something impacting or moving past fortifications.
Inflection: Nominative, Singular, Masculine
Strong’s numbers: G4500 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1887 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 7:112
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΡΟΙΖΟΣ, ΕΠΑΛΞΙΣ, appear in our texts.
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