ΚΩΘΩΝ, κωθων
KŌTHŌN, kōthōn
Sounds Like: KOH-thohn
Translations: Kothon, a Kothon, drinking cup, a drinking cup, wine-skin, a wine-skin
From the root: ΚΩΘΩΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: A 'kothon' refers to a specific type of drinking cup, often associated with Spartan soldiers, known for its practical design that concealed the color of the wine and was easy to clean. It could also refer to a wine-skin or a small flask. In the provided examples, the verb forms 'ἐκωθωνίζοντο' (ekothōnizonto) derived from this root suggest 'drinking from a kothon' or 'reveling/feasting with drink'.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Esther — 8:17
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Esther — 8:17
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΩΘΩΝ.
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.
- ΚΩΘΩΝΑ — boot, a boot, buskin, a buskin, tragic boot, a tragic boot
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