ἸΟΒΟΛΑ, ἰοβολα
IOBOLA, iobola
Sounds Like: ee-oh-BO-lah
Translations: venomous, poisonous, poison-darting, a venomous thing, poisonous things
From the root: ἸΟΒΟΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that shoots or casts poison, or is venomous. It is a compound word derived from 'ἰός' (ios), meaning 'poison' or 'venom', and 'βάλλω' (ballo), meaning 'to throw' or 'to cast'. It is used to describe things like snakes or arrows tipped with poison. In this form, it is likely the neuter plural nominative or accusative, or possibly the feminine singular nominative.
Inflection: Neuter Plural Nominative or Accusative, or Feminine Singular Nominative
Instances
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 60:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἸΟΒΟΛΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἸΟΒΟΛΟΥΣ — poisonous, venomous, venom-darting
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