ΛΙΘΟΒΟΛΟΙΣ, λιθοβολοις
LITHOBOLOIS, lithobolois
Sounds Like: li-tho-BO-lois
Translations: stone-throwers, those who throw stones, slingers
From the root: ΛΙΘΟΒΟΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound noun meaning 'stone-thrower' or 'one who throws stones'. It refers to individuals who use stones as projectiles, often in a military context or as a weapon. It is formed from the words for 'stone' (λίθος) and 'to throw' (βάλλω).
Inflection: Plural, Dative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G3035 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΛΙΘΟΒΟΛΟΣ.
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.
- ΚΑΙΛΙΘΟΒΟΛΟΙ — and stone-throwers, and rock-throwers
- ΛΙΘΟΒΟΛΟΥ — of stone-throwing, stone-throwing, for throwing stones
- ΛΙΘΟΒΟΛΟΥΣ — stone-throwing, stone-hurling, a stone-thrower, stone-throwers, a stone-hurler, stone-hurlers
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