ΤΩΝΧΘΟΝΙΩΝ, τωνχθονιων
TŌNCHTHONIŌN, tōnchthoniōn
Sounds Like: TON-khtho-NEE-ohn
Translations: of the earthly, of the terrestrial, of the subterranean, of the underworld, of the chthonic
From the root: ΧΘΟΝΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is the genitive plural form of the adjective 'χθόνιος' (chthonios), meaning 'earthly' or 'subterranean'. It refers to things pertaining to the earth, especially the underworld or things beneath the earth. It is often used to describe deities or spirits associated with the earth or the realm of the dead. In a sentence, it would modify a noun, indicating possession or relation to earthly or underworld entities.
Inflection: Plural, Genitive, All genders
Strong’s number: G5517 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 20:14
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΧΘΟΝΙΟΣ.
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.
- ΧΘΟΝΙΟΥΣ — earthly, subterranean, chthonic, earthly ones, subterranean ones, chthonic ones
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