ΦΕΡΩΝΥΜΑ, φερωνυμα
PHERŌNYMA, pherōnyma
Sounds Like: feh-ROH-noo-mah
Translations: namesake, name-bearing, bearing a name, a namesake, name-bearing things
From the root: ΦΕΡΩΝΥΜΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word is a compound word derived from φέρω (to bear, carry) and ὄνομα (name). It describes something or someone that bears a name, especially one that is significant or prophetic, or a person who is a namesake of another. It can be used as an adjective to describe things that are 'name-bearing' or as a noun referring to 'namesakes' or 'name-bearing things'.
Inflection: Neuter, Plural, Nominative or Accusative; or Feminine, Singular, Nominative
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 18:257
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΦΕΡΩΝΥΜΟΣ.
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.
- ΦΕΡΩΝΥΜΟΝ — name-bearing, namesake, a namesake, a name-bearer
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