2001 Translation

NOSSIA, nossia

Sounds Like: noss-SEE-ah

Translations: nest, a nest

From the root: ΝΟΣΣΙΑ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a nest, typically one built by birds or other animals for laying eggs and raising their young. It can also be used metaphorically to refer to a dwelling place or a secure high place, as seen in contexts describing a 'nest' among the stars or a 'nest' built high up for security.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G3557 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• Numbers — 24:22
• 4 Maccabees — 14:19
• Psalms — 83:4
• Matthew — 23:37

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Deuteronomy — 22:6
• 4 Maccabees — 14:19
• Psalms — 83:4

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• Matthew — 23:37

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΝΟΣΣΙΑ.

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.

• ΝΟΣʼΣΙΑΝ — brood, a brood, nest, a nest
• ΝΟΣΣΙΑΙ — nests, broods
• ΝΟΣΣΙΑΝ — nest, a nest
• ΝΟΣΣΙΑΣ — of a nest, of a brood, of a bird's nest

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