ΝΕΚΥΣ, νεκυς
NEKYS, nekys
Sounds Like: NEH-koos
Translations: dead body, a dead body, corpse, a corpse
From the root: ΝΕΚΥΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a dead body or a corpse. It is used to denote the physical remains of a deceased person or animal. It can be used in sentences where one might refer to a lifeless body.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G3498 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 6 — 14:337
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΝΕΚΥΣ.
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- ΝΕΚΥΝ — a dead body, a corpse, a dead person
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