ΛΥΧΝΟΚΑΙΑΣ, λυχνοκαιας
LYCHNOKAIAS, lychnokaias
Sounds Like: lookh-no-KAI-as
Translations: lamp-burning, lamp-lighting, lamp-kindling, a lamp-burning, a lamp-lighting, a lamp-kindling
From the root: ΛΥΧΝΟΚΑΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'λύχνος' (lamp) and 'καίω' (to burn/kindle). It refers to the act or process of lighting or kindling lamps, or possibly a festival or occasion involving the lighting of many lamps. It describes the action of making lamps burn.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine OR Plural, Accusative, Feminine
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
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