ΣΚΙΑΓΡΑΦΙΑΙΣ, σκιαγραφιαις
SKIAGRAPHIAIS, skiagraphiais
Sounds Like: skee-ah-grah-FEE-ais
Translations: (to) a sketch, (to) a rough draft, (to) a mere outline, (to) a shadow-painting
From the root: ΣΚΙΑΓΡΑΦΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a sketch, a rough draft, or a mere outline, often implying something incomplete or a preliminary drawing. It can also refer to a 'shadow-painting,' suggesting something that is not fully realized or is only a faint representation. It is used in a sentence to indicate the object or recipient of an action, or the means by which something is done, in a plural context.
Inflection: Plural, Dative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G4649 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 1:8
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΚΙΑΓΡΑΦΙΑ.
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.
- ΣΚΙΑΓΡΑΦΙΑΝ — sketch, a sketch, outline, an outline, rough drawing, a rough drawing, shadow-painting, a shadow-painting
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