ΚΙΟΝΟΚΡΑΝΟΥ, κιονοκρανου
KIONOKRANOU, kionokranou
Sounds Like: kee-oh-noh-KRAH-noo
Translations: (of) capital, (of) column-head
From the root: ΚΙΟΝΟΚΡΑΝΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound noun referring to the capital of a column, which is the decorative top part of a column. It combines the word for 'column' (κίων) and 'head' or 'helmet' (κράνος). It is used to describe the uppermost part of a pillar or column.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Neuter
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 3 — 6:110
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΙΟΝΟΚΡΑΝΟΝ.
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.
- ΚΙΟΝΟΚΡΑΝΩΝ — (of) column capitals, (of) capitals, (of) pillar heads
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