Redirected from αλιμοιϲ, replacing lunate sigma Ϲϲ with normal sigma Σσ/ς.
ΑΛΙΜΟΙΣ, αλιμοις
ALIMOIS, alimois
Sounds Like: AH-lee-moys
Translations: (to) waterless, (to) without water, (to) parched, (to) dry, (to) barren
From the root: ΑΛΙΜΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'waterless' or 'parched'. It is used to describe places or things that lack water. It is a compound word formed from the negative prefix 'α-' (a-) meaning 'not' and 'λιμός' (limos) meaning 'hunger' or 'famine', but in this context, it relates to a lack of sustenance, specifically water. It is used here in the dative plural, indicating 'to' or 'in' waterless places.
Inflection: Dative, Plural, Masculine, Feminine or Neuter
Strong’s number: G0253 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Jeremiah — 17:6
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Jeremiah — 17:6
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΛΙΜΟΣ.
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.
- ΑΛΙΜΟΣ — without hunger, not hungry, unfed
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