ΜΗΛΙΟΙΣ, μηλιοις
MĒLIOIS, mēliois
Sounds Like: MAY-lee-oys
Translations: to the Melian, to the Melians, for the Melian, for the Melians
From the root: ΜΗΛΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word refers to something or someone from Melos, an island in the Aegean Sea. It can function as an adjective, meaning 'Melian' or 'of Melos', or as a noun, referring to 'a Melian person' or 'the Melians'. In this form, it indicates the indirect object or recipient of an action.
Inflection: Plural, Dative, Masculine or Feminine
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 17 — 12:338
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 7:10
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΗΛΙΟΣ.
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.
- ΜΗΛΙΩ — of Melos, Melian
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