ΣΦΕΝΔΟΝΗΤΑΙ, σφενδονηται
SPHENDONĒTAI, sphendonētai
Sounds Like: sfen-doh-NEE-tai
Translations: slingers
From the root: ΣΦΕΝΔΟΝΗΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to individuals who use a sling as a weapon, typically for throwing stones or other projectiles. In ancient warfare, slingers were often light infantry units known for their ability to launch projectiles from a distance.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G5457 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Maccabees — 9:11
Josephus' The Jewish War
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, ΣΦΕΝΔΟΝΗΤΗΣ.
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.
- ΣΦΕΝΔΟΝΗΤΑΙΣ — (to) slingers, (to) sling-throwers
- ΣΦΕΝΔΟΝΗΤΑΣ — sling-thrower, slinger, a slinger
- ΣΦΕΝΔΟΝΗΤΕ — slingers, O slingers
- ΣΦΕΝΔΟΝΗΤΗΣ — slinger, a slinger
- ΣΦΕΝΔΟΝΗΤΩΝ — of slingers, of sling-throwers
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