ΤΟΝΗ, τονη
TONĒ, tonē
Sounds Like: TOH-nay
Translations: tone, a tone, accent, pitch, tension, a tension
From the root: ΤΟΝΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a 'tone' or 'pitch' in music or speech, indicating the quality or character of a sound. It can also refer to 'tension' or 'strain', implying a state of being stretched or taut. In ancient Greek, it was also used to describe the accentuation of words.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G5158 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΤΟΝΟΣ.
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.
- ΕΤΟΝΟΥ — he stretched, he strained, he tightened, he drew (a bow), he aimed
- ΤΟΝΙ — (to) a tone, (to) a tension, (to) a pitch, (to) an accent, (to) a stress, (to) a strain, (to) an effort
- ΤΟΝΟΝ — tone, a tone, tension, a tension, strain, a strain, pitch, a pitch
- ΤΟΝΟΣ — tone, tension, a tone, a tension, pitch, accent
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