2001 Translation

STĒLAN, stēlan

Sounds Like: STEE-lan

Translations: pillar, a pillar, column, a column, monument, a monument, stele, a stele

From the root: ΣΤΗΛΗ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to an upright slab or pillar, often made of stone, used as a monument, a boundary marker, or to bear an inscription. It can also refer to a column or a post. In ancient contexts, such pillars were frequently erected for religious purposes, to commemorate events, or to mark graves.

Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G4769 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• 2 Chronicles — 33:3

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΤΗΛΗ.

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.

• ΣΤΗΛΑΙ — pillars, columns, monuments, gravestones
• ΣΤΗΛΑΙΣ — pillars, columns, gravestones, monuments
• ΣΤΗΛΑΣ — pillars, columns, monuments, sacred pillars
• ΣΤΗΛΗ — pillar, a pillar, column, a column, monument, a monument
• ΣΤΗΛΗΝ — pillar, a pillar, monument, a monument, column, a column

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