ΕΚΑΤΟΜΒΑΙΩΝΟΣ, εκατομβαιωνος
EKATOMBAIŌNOS, ekatombaiōnos
Sounds Like: eh-kah-tom-BIE-ohn-oss
Translations: of Hekatombaion, of the month Hekatombaion
From the root: ΕΚΑΤΟΜΒΑΙΩΝ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the month of Hekatombaion, which was the first month of the Attic calendar in ancient Greece, roughly corresponding to parts of July and August. It is a compound word derived from 'ἑκατόμβη' (hekatombe), meaning 'a sacrifice of a hundred oxen', and '-αιών' (aiōn), a suffix often used for month names. The month was named after the festival of Hekatombaia, which involved such a sacrifice.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
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- ΕΚΑΤΟΜΒΑΙΩΝ — Hekatombaion, (of) Hekatombaion
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