ΒΑΛΒΟΣ, βαλβος
BALBOS, balbos
Sounds Like: BAL-bos
Translations: Balbus
From the root: ΒΑΛΒΟΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This word is a Roman cognomen, or family name, commonly found in ancient Roman society. It was often used to identify specific individuals, as seen in the provided examples where it appears as part of a full name like 'Titus Ampius Titus' son Balbus'. The name itself means 'stammerer' or 'lisping' in Latin, though in Koine Greek it functions simply as a proper noun.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΒΑΛΒΟΣ, appear in our texts.
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