ἈΣΤΡΑΓΑΛΟΥΣ, ἀστραγαλους
ASTRAGALOUS, astragalous
Sounds Like: as-trah-GAH-looss
Translations: ankle bones, knuckle bones, dice
From the root: ἈΣΤΡΑΓΑΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the ankle bone or knuckle bone. It can also refer to dice, as ancient dice were often made from the knuckle bones of animals. In its plural form, it typically denotes multiple such bones or a set of dice.
Inflection: Accusative, Plural, Masculine
Strong’s number: G0795 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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, ἈΣΤΡΑΓΑΛΟΣ.
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- ἈΣΤΡΑΓΑΛΟΣ — ankle bone, a knucklebone, a die, a vertebra
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