ΦΛΕΒΑΣ, φλεβας
PHLEBAS, phlebas
Sounds Like: FLEH-bas
Translations: vein, a vein, artery, a artery, channel, a channel
From the root: ΦΛΕΨ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a vein or artery, a blood vessel in the body. It can also refer more broadly to a channel or conduit, like a water channel or a spring. It is used to describe passages or conduits, whether biological or geographical.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G5358 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 10:34
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Hosea — 13:15
From the same root
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