ΣΤΡΟΦΑΣ, στροφας
STROPHAS, strophas
Sounds Like: STRO-fas
Translations: turnings, windings, twists, evasions, subtleties, a turning, a winding, a twist, an evasion, a subtlety
From the root: ΣΤΡΟΦΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to turnings, windings, or twists, often used metaphorically to describe subtle or cunning arguments, evasions, or rhetorical devices. It can describe the intricate nature of speech or actions that are not straightforward. In the provided examples, it is used in the context of 'subtleties of words' or 'evasions of words'.
Inflection: Plural, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G4762 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΤΡΟΦΗ.
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.
- ΣΤΡΟΦΑΙΣ — turnings, windings, changes, twists, revolutions, a turning, a change
- ΣΤΡΟΦΗ — turning, a turning, change, a change, revolution, a revolution
- ΣΤΡΟΦΗΣ — of turning, of a turning, of a change, of a return
- ΣΤΡΟΦΩΝ — of turning, of turning away, of turning back, of a turning, of a turning away, of a turning back
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