ΤΡΟΦΕΙΣ, τροφεις
TROPHEIS, tropheis
Sounds Like: STRO-fays
Translations: pivot, hinge, socket, a pivot, a hinge, a socket
From the root: ΣΤΡΟΦΕΥΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: The word provided, ΤΡΟΦΕΙΣ, appears to be a misspelling or typo of ΣΤΡΟΦΕΙΣ, which is clearly present in the example usage. ΣΤΡΟΦΕΙΣ refers to a pivot, hinge, or socket, specifically the part around which a door or gate turns. It is used to describe the mechanism that allows something to rotate or swing.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Masculine
Unknown: Yes
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 4:68
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 9 — 6:127
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΤΡΟΦΕΥΣ.
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.
- ΣΤΡΟΦΕΙΣ — hinges, pivots
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