PTOLOMAEIS, ptolomaeis
Sounds Like: toh-loh-MAH-eh-ees
Translations: to Ptolemies, for Ptolemies, by Ptolemies, with Ptolemies, from Ptolemies
From the root: PTOLOMAEUS
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This is the dative or ablative plural form of 'Ptolemaeus', which refers to Ptolemy, a common name among the Hellenistic kings of Egypt. It is used to indicate the indirect object (to/for) or the means/instrument/agent (by/with/from) in a plural context.
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, PTOLOMAEUS.
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- PTOLOMAEUS — Ptolemy
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