ΔΟΡΑΤΟΦΟΡΟΙ, δορατοφοροι
DORATOPHOROI, doratophoroi
Sounds Like: doh-ra-TOH-fo-roy
Translations: spear-bearing, spearman, a spearman, spear-bearer, a spear-bearer
From the root: ΔΟΡΥΦΟΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'δόρυ' (dory), meaning 'spear', and 'φέρω' (pherō), meaning 'to carry' or 'to bear'. It describes someone who carries or bears a spear. It can function as an adjective, meaning 'spear-bearing', or as a noun, referring to a 'spearman' or 'spear-bearer'. It is typically used to describe soldiers or guards armed with spears.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Chronicles — 12:25
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 1 Chronicles — 12:24
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΟΡΥΦΟΡΟΣ.
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.
- ΔΟΡΥΦΟΡΟΙ — bodyguards, spear-bearers, attendants, a bodyguard, a spear-bearer, an attendant
- ΔΟΡΥΦΟΡΟΙΣ — (to) bodyguards, (to) spear-bearers, (to) guards
- ΔΟΡΥΦΟΡΟΣ — spear-bearer, a spear-bearer, guardsman, a guardsman, bodyguard, a bodyguard
- ΔΟΡΥΦΟΡΟΥΣ — bodyguards, spear-bearers, attendants
- ΔΟΡΥΦΟΡΩΝ — of a bodyguard, of bodyguards, of a spear-bearer, of spear-bearers
- ΔΥΡΟΡΥΦΟΡΟΙ — bodyguards, spearmen, guards
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