ἈΣΦΑΛΤΙΤΙΣ, ἀσφαλτιτις
ASPHALTITIS, asphaltitis
Sounds Like: as-fal-TEE-tis
Translations: Asphaltic, of asphalt, Asphalt Lake, Dead Sea
From the root: ΑΣΦΑΛΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'asphaltic' or 'of asphalt'. It is most famously used to refer to the 'Asphalt Lake' or 'Dead Sea', which was known for its asphalt deposits. When used as a noun, it refers specifically to this body of water.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 9:174
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΣΦΑΛΤΟΣ.
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.
- ΑΣΦΑΛΤΙΤΙΔΟΣ — (of) asphaltic, (of) bituminous
- ΑΣΦΑΛΤΟΣ — asphalt, bitumen, pitch
- ΔΕΑΣΦΑΛΤΟΥ — of asphalt, of bitumen, of pitch
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