ΚΑΙΠΕΜΠΤΟΝ, καιπεμπτον
KAIPEMPTON, kaipempton
Sounds Like: kahee-PEM-pton
Translations: fifteenth
From the root: ΠΕΜΠΤΟΣ, ΔΕΚΑΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Numeral
Explanation: This word is a compound numeral adjective meaning 'fifteenth'. It is formed from 'kai' (and), 'pemptos' (fifth), and 'dekatos' (tenth), though 'dekatos' is implied in the context of 'fifteenth'. It is used to describe something that is the fifteenth in a series or order. In the provided example, it refers to the 'fifteenth' legion or division.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s numbers: G2532 (Lookup on BibleHub), G4002 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1179 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 9:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΜΠΤΟΣ, ΔΕΚΑΤΟΣ.
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.
- ΠΕΜΠΤΗΝΚΑΙΔΕΚΑΤΗΝ — fifteenth
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