ΤΡΙΠΗΧΥΣ, τριπηχυς
TRIPĒCHYS, tripēchys
Sounds Like: tree-PEE-khoos
Translations: three cubits long, three cubits high, three cubits
From the root: ΤΡΙΠΗΧΥΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is a compound adjective meaning 'three cubits long' or 'three cubits high'. It is used to describe the dimension of an object, indicating that its length or height measures three cubits. A cubit was an ancient unit of length, typically based on the length of the forearm from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Masculine or Feminine
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 3 — 6:149
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 5:10
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΤΡΙΠΗΧΥΣ.
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.
- ΤΡΙΠΗΧΕΙΣ — three cubits long, three cubits high
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