ΝΑΥΚΛΗΡΟΣ, ναυκληρος
NAUKLĒROS, nauklēros
Sounds Like: now-KLEH-ros
Translations: shipowner, a shipowner, master of a vessel
From the root: ΝΑΥΚΛΗΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the owner of a ship or the master of a vessel. It is a compound word derived from 'ναῦς' (naus), meaning 'ship,' and 'κλῆρος' (klēros), meaning 'lot' or 'inheritance,' which by extension refers to property or possession. Thus, it literally means 'one who possesses a ship.' It is used to describe the person responsible for the ship's operation and ownership.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G3494 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 9 — 10:209
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΝΑΥΚΛΗΡΟΣ.
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.
- ΝΑΥΚΛΗΡΟΙ — shipowners, shipmasters, captains
- ΝΑΥΚΛΗΡΟΥΣ — shipowners, shipmasters
- ΝΑΥΚΛΗΡΩ — (to) a shipowner, (to) the shipowner, (to) a master of a vessel, (to) the master of a vessel
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