ΚΥΝΟΚΕΦΑΛΟΥΣ, κυνοκεφαλους
KYNOKEPHALOUS, kynokephalous
Sounds Like: koo-noh-keh-FAH-looss
Translations: cynocephali, dog-headed ones, dog-headed, baboons
From the root: ΚΥΩΝ, ΚΕΦΑΛΗ
Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound word meaning 'dog-headed' or 'dog-headed ones'. It refers to creatures or people with the heads of dogs, often associated with mythical beings or, in some contexts, baboons. It is used here in the plural accusative case, indicating that it is the direct object of a verb.
Inflection: Plural, Accusative, Masculine
Strong’s numbers: G2965 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2776 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 28:255
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΥΩΝ, ΚΕΦΑΛΗ.
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.
- ΚΥΝΟΚΕΦΑΛΟΣ — cynocephalus, dog-headed ape, baboon
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