ὈΒΕΛΙΣΚΟΙΣ, ὀβελισκοις
OBELISKOIS, obeliskois
Sounds Like: oh-beh-LIS-koys
Translations: (to) obelisks, (for) obelisks, obelisks
From the root: ὈΒΕΛΙΣΚΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to obelisks, which are tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monuments that end in a pyramid-like shape at the top. They were often erected to commemorate events or honor deities. In this dative plural form, it indicates the indirect object of an action, meaning 'to obelisks' or 'for obelisks'.
Inflection: Dative, Plural, Masculine
Strong’s number: G3607 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:21
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ὈΒΕΛΙΣΚΟΣ.
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.
- ὈΒΕΛΙΣΚΟΣ — obelisk, a small spit, a small pointed pillar
- ὈΒΕΛΙΣΚΟΥΣ — obelisks, an obelisk
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