ἘΛΑΙΟΥ, ἐλαιου
ELAIOU, elaiou
Sounds Like: eh-LAI-oo
Translations: of oil, of an oil
From the root: ἘΛΑΙΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to oil, typically olive oil, which was a staple in ancient times. It was used for food, anointing, fuel for lamps, and medicinal purposes. In this genitive form, it indicates possession or origin, meaning 'of oil'.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Neuter
Strong’s number: G1637 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 3 — 8:197
- Book 8 — 2:57, 3:91, 13:322
- Book 9 — 4:50
- Book 11 — 1:16
- Book 12 — 3:120, 3:140
- Book 17 — 6:172
Justin Martyr
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Exodus — 29:7, 29:21, 29:23
- Leviticus — 8:10, 8:12, 8:26, 8:30, 14:10, 14:12, 14:15, 14:16, 14:21, 14:24, 14:26, 14:27, 14:28, 14:29, 21:10
- Numbers — 4:9, 11:8, 18:12
- Deuteronomy — 8:8, 12:17, 14:22, 18:4
- 1 Samuel — 10:1, 16:1, 16:13
- 1 Kings — 1:39, 5:11, 17:14, 17:16
- 2 Kings — 9:1, 9:3, 18:32
- 1 Chronicles — 9:29, 27:28
- 2 Chronicles — 31:5, 32:28
- Nehemiah — 10:37, 10:39, 13:5, 13:12
- Judith — 10:5, 11:13
- Psalms — 4:8
- Ezekiel — 45:14, 45:24, 46:5, 46:7, 46:11, 46:14
- Daniel (Old Greek) — 14:3
- Joel — 2:24
- Haggai — 2:12
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
Twelve Disciples
- The Didache — 13:6
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΛΑΙΟΝ.
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.
- ἘΛΑΙΟΝ — oil, an oil, olive oil, an olive oil
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