ΞΙΦΙΔΙΟΝ, ξιφιδιον
XIPHIDION, xiphidion
Sounds Like: xee-FEE-dee-on
Translations: dagger, a dagger, short sword, a short sword, knife, a knife
From the root: ΞΙΦΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a small sword, a dagger, or a knife. It is a diminutive form of the word 'ξίφος' (xiphos), which means 'sword'. It is typically used to describe a weapon that is shorter and more easily concealed than a full-sized sword, often used for close combat or as a tool.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G3500 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Martyrdom of Polycarp — 16:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΞΙΦΟΣ.
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.
- ΞΙΦΕΙ — (to) a sword, (to) sword, (with) a sword, (with) sword, (by) a sword, (by) sword
- ΞΙΦΕΣΙ — to swords, with swords, by swords
- ΞΙΦΕΣΙΝ — (to) swords, (with) swords, (by) swords
- ΞΙΦΗ — swords, a sword
- ΞΙΦΟΣ — sword, a sword
- ΞΙΦΟΥΣ — of a sword, of sword
- ΞΙΦΩΝ — of swords, swords
- ΤΩΝΞΙΦΩΝ — of the swords, of swords
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