ΣΤΡΟΒΙΛΟΣ, στροβιλος
STROBILOS, strobilos
Sounds Like: STRO-bee-loss
Translations: top, spinning top, pine cone, fir cone
From the root: ΣΤΡΟΒΙΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a spinning top, a toy that spins rapidly on an axis. It can also refer to a pine cone or fir cone, likely due to their conical shape and perhaps the way they might 'spin' or fall from a tree. In general usage, it describes something conical or something that spins.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G4736 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:21
From the same root
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