ἈΣΤΡΟΝΟΜΙΑΣ, ἀστρονομιας
ASTRONOMIAS, astronomias
Sounds Like: as-tro-no-MEE-as
Translations: (of) astronomy, astronomy, an astronomy
From the root: ἈΣΤΡΟΝΟΜΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the study of celestial bodies and phenomena, including their positions, movements, and properties. It encompasses the scientific discipline concerned with the observation and interpretation of events occurring outside Earth's atmosphere. It is a compound word formed from 'ἄστρον' (astron, meaning 'star') and 'νομός' (nomos, meaning 'law' or 'custom'), implying the 'law of the stars' or the 'arrangement of the stars'.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G797 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 6:2
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 19:129
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 3:106
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΣΤΡΟΝΟΜΙΑ.
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.
- ἈΣΤΡΟΝΟΜΙΑ — astronomy, a study of the stars
- ἈΣΤΡΟΝΟΜΙΑΝ — astronomy, a study of the stars, the science of the stars
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