ΜΕΛΑΘΡΟΝ, μελαθρον
MELATHRON, melathron
Sounds Like: MEH-lah-thron
Translations: roof, a roof, ceiling, a ceiling, house, a house, dwelling, a dwelling
From the root: ΜΕΛΑΘΡΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the roof or ceiling of a building, and by extension, can also refer to the house or dwelling itself. It is used to describe the overhead covering of a structure, providing shelter.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G3180 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 1 Kings — 7:9
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΕΛΑΘΡΟΝ.
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.
- ΜΕΛΑΘΡΑ — roof, a roof, ceiling, a ceiling, beam, a beam, house, a house, dwelling, a dwelling
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