ἈΣΦΑΛΤΙΤΙΔΟΣ, ἀσφαλτιτιδος
ASPHALTITIDOS, asphaltitidos
Sounds Like: as-fal-TI-ti-dos
Translations: of the Asphaltic Lake, of the Dead Sea, of the Asphalt Lake
From the root: ἈΣΦΑΛΤΙΤΙΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word is an adjective, typically used to describe something related to asphalt or bitumen. When used as a noun, it refers to the 'Asphaltic Lake' or 'Asphalt Lake,' which is the ancient name for the Dead Sea, known for its asphalt deposits. It is used to indicate possession or origin from this specific body of water.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΣΦΑΛΤΙΤΙΣ.
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.
- ἈΣΦΑΛΤΙΤΙΝ — asphaltic, bituminous, of asphalt, pertaining to asphalt
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