ΣΙΛΟΥΝ, σιλουν
SILOUN, siloun
Sounds Like: see-LOON
Translations: to plunder, to pillage, to spoil, to strip
From the root: ΣΙΛΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the act of plundering, pillaging, or stripping something, often in the context of war or conquest. It implies taking goods or possessions by force. It is used to describe the action of soldiers or conquerors taking spoils from a defeated enemy or a captured city.
Inflection: Present Active Infinitive
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΙΛΩ.
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.
- ΣΙΛΩ — Silo, Siloam
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