ΧΟΙΡΟΓΡΥΛΛΙΟΝ, χοιρογρυλλιον
CHOIROGRYLLION, choirogryllion
Sounds Like: koy-roh-GRUL-lee-on
Translations: pig, a pig, swine, a swine, hog, a hog
From the root: ΧΟΙΡΟΣ, ΓΡΥΛΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound noun referring to a pig or swine. It is often used in a general sense for the animal, particularly in contexts discussing dietary laws or animal classifications. The word combines 'χοῖρος' (pig) and 'γρύλλος' (a grunting sound, or a pig, often a piglet or a pig in a derogatory sense).
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Neuter
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΧΟΙΡΟΣ, ΓΡΥΛΛΟΣ.
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.
- ΧΟΙΡΟΓΡΥΛΛΙΟΙΣ — piglets, young pigs, wild boars
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