ΘΕΡΜΟΠΥΛΑΣ, θερμοπυλας
THERMOPYLAS, thermopylas
Sounds Like: ther-mo-PY-las
Translations: Thermopylae
From the root: ΘΕΡΜΟΠΥΛΑΙ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: Thermopylae is a famous narrow coastal pass in ancient Greece. Its name, meaning 'Hot Gates', refers to the presence of hot springs in the area. It is most famously known as the site of the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC, where a small force of Greeks, led by King Leonidas of Sparta, bravely defended the pass against a much larger Persian army.
Inflection: Plural, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2349 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 16:27
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΘΕΡΜΟΠΥΛΑΙ, appear in our texts.
This concordance database is in beta
That means it's an unfinished preview of what we're building and is still being refined and corrected. It was initially generated from Google Gemini 2.5. It will be edited and corrected over time, with additional information added as we go.
It is your responsibility to double-check anything important.
Please report any errors or important missing information.