ΝΥΚΤΙΠΟΛΟΙΣ, νυκτιπολοις
NYKTIPOLOIS, nyktipolois
Sounds Like: nyk-tee-PO-loys
Translations: night-wandering, night-roaming, night-prowling, night-haunting
From the root: ΝΥΞ, ΠΟΛΕΩ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound adjective meaning 'night-wandering' or 'night-roaming'. It describes something or someone that moves about or frequents places during the night. It is often used to describe creatures, people, or spirits associated with the darkness or nocturnal activities.
Inflection: Plural, Dative, Masculine or Feminine
Strong’s numbers: G3571 (Lookup on BibleHub), G4161 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:33
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΝΥΞ, ΠΟΛΕΩ.
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.
- ΝΥΚΤΙΠΟΛΟΣ — night-wandering, night-roaming, one who wanders at night, a night-wanderer
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