ΤΡΙΗΡΩΝ, τριηρων
TRIĒRŌN, triērōn
Sounds Like: tree-AY-rone
Translations: of triremes
From the root: ΤΡΙΗΡΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a trireme, which was an ancient warship with three banks of oars. It was a common vessel used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for naval warfare and transport. The word is a compound of 'τρεῖς' (treis, meaning 'three') and 'ἐρέτης' (eretēs, meaning 'rower').
Inflection: Genitive, Plural, Feminine
Strong’s number: G5146 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 2:2
From the same root
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