ΜΕΛΙΣΣΩΝ, μελισσων
MELISSŌN, melissōn
Sounds Like: meh-LISS-sone
Translations: of bees, beehive, a beehive, swarm, a swarm
From the root: ΜΕΛΙΣΣΑ, ΜΕΛΙΣΣΩΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word can be interpreted in two ways: as the genitive plural of 'ΜΕΛΙΣΣΑ' (melissa), meaning 'of bees', or as the nominative or accusative singular of 'ΜΕΛΙΣΣΩΝ' (melisson), meaning 'beehive' or 'swarm'. In the context of the provided examples, it refers to a place where bees live or a group of bees.
Inflection: Genitive, Plural, Feminine (for 'of bees'); Nominative or Accusative, Singular, Masculine (for 'beehive' or 'swarm')
Strong’s number: G3193 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 6 — 6:118
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Judges — 14:8
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΜΕΛΙΣΣΑ, ΜΕΛΙΣΣΩΝ, appear in our texts.
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