ΤΕΣΣΑΡΑΚΟΝΤΑΝΑΥΣ, τεσσαρακονταναυς
TESSARAKONTANAUS, tessarakontanaus
Sounds Like: tes-sa-ra-KON-ta-naus
Translations: forty-ship, having forty ships
From the root: ΤΕΣΣΑΡΑΚΟΝΤΑ, ΝΑΥΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound adjective meaning 'having forty ships' or 'forty-ship'. It describes something that possesses or is related to forty ships. It would be used to modify a noun, such as an army or a fleet, indicating its size in terms of ships.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 16:35
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΤΕΣΣΑΡΑΚΟΝΤΑ, ΝΑΥΣ, appear in our texts.
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