ΣΠΑΛΑΚΕΣ, σπαλακες
SPALAKES, spalakes
Sounds Like: spa-LAH-kes
Translations: moles
From the root: ΣΠΑΛΑΞ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to moles, which are small, burrowing mammals known for their poor eyesight and subterranean lifestyle. It is often used metaphorically to describe people who are blind, ignorant, or live in darkness, similar to how moles live underground.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G4689 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 11:20
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΠΑΛΑΞ.
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.
- ΣΠΑΛΑΞ — mole, a mole, shrew-mouse, a shrew-mouse
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