ἨΠΕΙΡΟΝ, ἠπειρον
ĒPEIRON, ēpeiron
Sounds Like: AY-pay-ron
Translations: continent, mainland, dry land, a continent, a mainland, a dry land
From the root: ΗΠΕΙΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a continent or the mainland, as opposed to an island or the sea. It is used to describe a large continuous stretch of land. For example, one might refer to traveling to the mainland from an island.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2977 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
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