ΕΚΑΤΟΝΤΑΧΕΙΡΟΣ, εκατονταχειρος
EKATONTACHEIROS, ekatontacheiros
Sounds Like: eh-kah-TON-tah-KHEI-ros
Translations: hundred-handed, a hundred-handed
From the root: ΕΚΑΤΟΝΤΑΧΕΙΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound adjective meaning 'hundred-handed'. It is primarily used to describe mythical creatures, specifically the Hecatoncheires (also known as Centimanes), who were giants in Greek mythology said to have a hundred hands and fifty heads. It can be used to describe anything possessing a hundred hands or similar appendages.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine or Feminine
Instances
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 25:1
From the same root
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