ΤΡΩΓΛΟΔΥΤΑΙ, τρωγλοδυται
TRŌGLODYTAI, trōglodytai
Sounds Like: troh-gloh-DY-tai
Translations: troglodytes, cave-dwellers
From the root: ΤΡΩΓΛΟΔΥΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to people who live in caves or holes in the ground, often translated as 'cave-dwellers' or 'troglodytes'. It is a compound word derived from 'τρώγλη' (trōglē), meaning 'hole' or 'cave', and 'δύτης' (dutēs), meaning 'one who enters' or 'one who dives'. It is used to describe a specific group of people known for their dwelling habits.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Vocative, Masculine
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Chronicles — 12:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΤΡΩΓΛΟΔΥΤΗΣ.
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.
- ΤΡΩΓΛΟΔΥΤΑΙΣ — (to) cave-dwellers, (for) cave-dwellers, (to) troglodytes, (for) troglodytes
- ΤΡΩΓΛΟΔΥΤΙΝ — troglodyte, a troglodyte, cave-dweller, a cave-dweller
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