ΣΥΜΜΑΧΙΑ, συμμαχια
SYMMACHIA, symmachia
Sounds Like: soom-ma-KHEE-ah
Translations: alliance, a league, aid, assistance, a confederacy
From the root: ΣΥΜΜΑΧΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to an alliance, a league, or a confederacy, often implying military or political cooperation. It can also refer to the aid or assistance provided within such an agreement. It is a compound word formed from 'σύν' (together with) and 'μάχη' (battle, fight), literally meaning 'fighting together'. It is typically used in contexts describing agreements or partnerships between groups or nations for mutual support.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G4849 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
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, ΣΥΜΜΑΧΙΑ.
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.
- ΣΥΜʼΜΑΧΙΑ — alliance, a defensive alliance, a confederacy, a league
- ΣΥΜΜΑΧΗ — alliance, a league, aid, assistance, help
- ΣΥΜΜΑΧΙΑΙ — alliances, aids, helps
- ΣΥΜΜΑΧΙΑΙΣ — alliances, treaties, confederacies, leagues
- ΣΥΜΜΑΧΙΑΝ — alliance, a league, a confederacy, aid, assistance
- ΣΥΜΜΑΧΙΑΣ — of alliance, of a military alliance, of confederacy, of assistance in war
- ΣΥΜΜΑΧΙΩΝ — of an alliance, of a confederacy, of a league, of an auxiliary force
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