2001 Translation

BORBOROUS, borborous

Sounds Like: bor-BO-roos

Translations: mud, mire, filth, a mud, the mud

From the root: ΒΟΡΒΟΡΟΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to mud, mire, or filth. It is often used to describe a dirty or squalid environment. In a figurative sense, it can also refer to moral impurity or degradation, suggesting a state of being mired in sin or corruption. It is typically used to describe a physical substance or a metaphorical state.

Inflection: Plural, Accusative, Masculine

Strong’s number: G0966 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Clement of Alexandria

• Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 10:13

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΒΟΡΒΟΡΟΣ.

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.

• ΒΟΡΒΟΡΟΝ — mud, mire, filth, a mud, a mire, a filth
• ΒΟΡΒΟΡΟΣ — mire, mud, filth, a mire, a mud, a filth
• ΒΟΡΒΟΡΟΥ — of mud, of mire, of filth, of dirt
• ΒΟΡΒΟΡΩ — (to) mire, (to) mud, (to) filth, (to) dirt

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