ΣΟΡΟΥ, σορου
SOROU, sorou
Sounds Like: so-ROO
Translations: of a coffin, of a sarcophagus, of a burial urn, of a chest, of a box, of a boundary, of a border, of a limit
From the root: ΣΟΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a container, often for burial, such as a coffin, sarcophagus, or burial urn. It can also denote a chest or box for other purposes. In a different context, it can refer to a boundary, border, or limit, especially in geographical terms, like the edge of a territory or a mountain range. The provided examples suggest its use in the sense of 'borders' or 'limits' (e.g., 'borders of Galilee').
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G4695 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Luke — 7:14
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Luke — 7:14
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΟΡΟΣ.
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.
- ΣΟΡʼ — coffin, sarcophagus, burial urn, funeral urn
- ΣΟΡΟΙ — coffins, urns, funeral urns, burial urns, sarcophagi, biers
- ΣΟΡΩ — coffin, a coffin, sarcophagus, a sarcophagus, bier, a bier, urn, an urn, (in) a coffin, (in) a sarcophagus, (in) a bier, (in) an urn
- ΣΟΡΩΝ — coffin, sarcophagus, urn, a coffin, a sarcophagus, an urn
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