ΣΚΥΤΑΛΗ, σκυταλη
SKYTALĒ, skytalē
Sounds Like: skoo-TAH-lee
Translations: rod, staff, stick, a staff, a rod
From the root: ΣΚΥΤΑΛΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: A 'skytale' refers to a rod or staff, often used for walking or as a symbol of authority. In ancient Greece, it also referred to a cryptographic device used by the Spartans, consisting of a cylinder around which a strip of parchment was wound, and the message written lengthwise. When unwound, the letters were scrambled, and only by winding it around a rod of the same diameter could the message be deciphered. This word generally describes a simple stick or rod.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G4659 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΚΥΤΑΛΗ.
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.
- ΣΚΥΤΑΛΑΙΣ — staff, a staff, rod, a rod, cudgel, a cudgel, club, a club, (with) staves, (with) rods, (with) cudgels, (with) clubs
- ΣΚΥΤΑΛΑΣ — rods, staves, clubs, cudgels
- ΣΚΥΤΑΛΗΣ — of a staff, of a rod, of a stick, of a club, of a cudgel
- ΣΚΥΤΑΛΙΔ — of rods, of staves, of cylinders, of scrolls, of messages
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