ΓΟΡΤΥΝΑ, γορτυνα
GORTYNA, gortyna
Sounds Like: gor-TOO-nah
Translations: Gortyna
From the root: ΓΟΡΤΥΝΑ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: Gortyna was an ancient city in Crete, Greece. It was one of the most powerful and important cities on the island, known for its legal code, the Gortyn Code, which is the oldest and most complete surviving example of a code of ancient Greek law. It is typically used as a geographical reference.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1189 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Maccabees — 15:23
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