ΡΟΜ, ρομ
RHOM, rhom
Sounds Like: ROM
Translations: unknown
From the root: ΡΟΜΦΑΙΑ
Part of Speech: Unknown
Explanation: The word "ΡΟΜ" is not a recognized word in Koine Greek. Based on the provided example usage, it is highly probable that it is a misspelling or truncation of the word "ΡΟΜΦΑΙΑ" (rhomphaia), which means 'sword' or 'javelin'. The context "ΚΑΙ ἘΠΑΞΩ ΡΟΜΦΑΙΑΝ ἘΠΙ ΤΗΝ ΓΗΝ" (And I will bring a sword upon the land) strongly suggests this. If it is not a misspelling, its meaning is entirely unknown.
Inflection: Unknown, likely a misspelling or truncation of a word that inflects.
Unknown: Yes
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Samuel — 21:19
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΡΟΜΦΑΙΑ.
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.
- ΡΟΜʼΦΑΙΑΝ — sword, a sword, dagger, a dagger, saber, a saber, (to) sword, (to) dagger, (to) saber
- ΡΟΜΦΑ — sword, a sword, saber, a saber
- ΡΟΜΦΑΙΑ — sword, a sword, dagger, spear
- ΡΟΜΦΑΙΑΙ — swords, a sword, daggers, a dagger
- ΡΟΜΦΑΙΑΙΣ — to a sword, to a javelin, to a lance, to a saber, to a spear
- ΡΟΜΦΑΙΑΝ — sword, a sword, saber, a saber
- ΡΟΜΦΑΙΑΣ — of a sword, of a dagger, of a spear, of a javelin, of a saber
- ΡΟΜΦΑΙΩΝ — of swords, of daggers, of spears, of javelins
- ΡΟΜΦΕΑ — sword, a sword, saber, a saber
- ΦΑΙΑΝ — sword, a sword, dagger, a dagger
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