ἈΚΟΝΤΙΣΤΑΣ, ἀκοντιστας
AKONTISTAS, akontistas
Sounds Like: ah-kon-TIS-tas
Translations: javelin-thrower, a javelin-thrower, spearman, a spearman
From the root: ἈΚΟΝΤΙΣΤΑΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a person who throws a javelin or spear. It is typically used to describe a soldier or warrior skilled in the use of such a weapon. It can be used in sentences to denote a specific individual or a group of such fighters.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G0020 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 6 — 14:370
Josephus' The Jewish War
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ἈΚΟΝΤΙΣΤΑΣ, appear in our texts.
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