ΣΑΦΩΝ, σαφων
SAPHŌN, saphōn
Sounds Like: sah-FOHN
Translations: Saphon, making clear, explaining
From the root: ΣΑΦΩΝ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Participle
Explanation: This word appears in two main contexts. In the first two examples, 'ΣΑΦΩΝ' is used as a proper noun, likely a transliteration of a personal name, possibly related to a place name or a person's name in the Old Testament. In the third example, 'ΔΙΑΣΑΦΩΝ' is a present active participle of the verb 'διασαφέω' (diasapheō), meaning 'to make clear' or 'to explain'. Therefore, 'ΣΑΦΩΝ' in this context means 'making clear' or 'explaining'.
Inflection: Proper Noun (does not inflect in this form); Present Active Participle, Masculine, Singular, Nominative
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΑΦΩΝ.
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.
- ΣΑΦΩΝΕΙ — Saphon
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