ΕΚΑΤΟΝΤΑΜΑΧΟΥΣ, εκατονταμαχους
EKATONTAMACHOUS, ekatontamachous
Sounds Like: eh-kah-ton-TAH-khoo-ss
Translations: fighting a hundred battles, worth a hundred fighters, a hundred-fighter, a hundred-battler
From the root: ΕΚΑΤΟΝΤΑΜΑΧΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'hekaton' (hundred) and 'machomai' (to fight). It describes someone who fights a hundred battles, or metaphorically, someone who is as strong or effective as a hundred fighters. It can be used as an adjective to describe a group of people, or as a noun referring to such a person or group.
Inflection: Plural, Accusative, Masculine or Feminine
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 13 — 12:339
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΕΚΑΤΟΝΤΑΜΑΧΟΣ, appear in our texts.
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