2001 Translation

EDAPHOUS, edaphous

Sounds Like: eh-DAF-oos

Translations: of ground, of soil, of earth, of land, of a foundation, of a base

From the root: ΕΔΑΦΟΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word is the genitive singular form of the noun 'ἔδαφος' (edaphos), which refers to the ground, soil, or earth. It can also denote the foundation or base of something. As a genitive case, it typically indicates possession, origin, or relationship, often translated with 'of' in English, such as 'of the ground' or 'of the foundation'.

Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Neuter

Strong’s number: G1759 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• Job — 9:8
• Sirach — 11:5, 20:18, 33:10
• Isaiah — 26:5

From the same root

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

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.

• ΔΑΦΟΣ — ground, a ground, floor, a floor, foundation, a foundation, base, a base, earth, an earth
• ἘΔΑΦΗ — grounds, lands, soils, foundations
• ΕΔΑΦ — ground, the ground, soil, the soil, earth, the earth
• ΕΔΑΦΟΣ — ground, a ground, earth, a foundation, soil

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