ASPIDIBUS, aspidibus
Sounds Like: AS-pi-di-boos
Translations: (to) asps, (by) asps, (with) asps, (for) asps
From the root: ASPIS
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a type of venomous snake, specifically an asp, viper, or Egyptian cobra. It is the dative or ablative plural form of the noun 'aspis', indicating the recipients of an action (dative) or the means, instrument, or accompaniment (ablative). For example, it could be used in a sentence like 'They gave gifts to the asps' (dative) or 'They fought with asps' (ablative).
Inflection: Plural, Dative or Ablative
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ASPIS.
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.
- ASPIS — asp, viper, serpent, dragon, shield, a shield
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