ΛΑΚΚΟΥ, λακκου
LAKKOU, lakkou
Sounds Like: LAK-koo
Translations: of a pit, of a cistern, of a well, of a dungeon, of a pool, of a ditch
From the root: ΛΑΚΚΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a pit, cistern, well, or dungeon. It is often used to describe a deep hole in the ground, whether natural or man-made, that might hold water or serve as a prison. In a figurative sense, it can represent a place of distress or confinement.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2999 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Numbers — 20:17
- 1 Chronicles — 11:17, 11:18
- 1 Maccabees — 9:33
- Psalms — 39:3
- Isaiah — 36:16, 51:1
- Jeremiah — 44:16, 45:13
- Zechariah — 9:11
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Genesis — 37:28
- Exodus — 21:34
- Leviticus — 11:36
- Numbers — 20:17
- 2 Samuel — 17:19, 17:21, 23:15, 23:16, 23:20
- 2 Kings — 18:31
- 1 Chronicles — 11:17, 11:18
- 1 Maccabees — 9:33
- Psalms — 39:3
- Isaiah — 51:1
- Jeremiah — 44:16, 45:10, 45:13
- Lamentations — 3:55
- Daniel (Theodotion) — 6:17, 6:23, 6:24, 14:36
- Daniel (Old Greek) — 6:17, 6:19, 14:36, 14:42
- Zechariah — 9:11
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΛΑΚΚΟΣ.
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.
- ΛΑΚʼΚΟΥ — of a pit, of a cistern, of a well, of a ditch, of a hole
- ΛΑΚΚΟΙ — pits, cisterns, reservoirs, dens, holes
- ΛΑΚΚΟΙΣ — (to) pits, (to) cisterns, (to) caves, (to) dungeons
- ΛΑΚΚΟΝ — pit, a pit, cistern, a cistern, reservoir, a reservoir, dungeon, a dungeon
- ΛΑΚΚΟΣ — pit, a pit, cistern, a cistern, dungeon, a dungeon, well, a well, ditch, a ditch
- ΛΑΚΚΟΥΣ — pits, cisterns, wells, ditches
- ΛΑΚΚΩ — to a pit, in a pit, a pit, a cistern, a well, a ditch
- ΛΑΚΚΩΝ — of pits, of cisterns, of wells, of reservoirs, of dungeons
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