ὈΒΕΛΙΣΚΟΣ, ὀβελισκος
OBELISKOS, obeliskos
Sounds Like: oh-BEH-lis-koss
Translations: obelisk, a small spit, a small pointed pillar
From the root: ὈΒΕΛΙΣΚΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a small spit or a small pointed pillar, such as a monument. It is a diminutive form of the word 'obelos' (spit, pointed pillar). In ancient contexts, it could refer to a small roasting spit or a small, tapering, four-sided stone pillar, often monolithic and having a pyramidal top.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G3607 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 40:3
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.
- ὈΒΕΛΙΣΚΟΙΣ — (to) obelisks, (for) obelisks, obelisks
- ὈΒΕΛΙΣΚΟΥΣ — obelisks, an obelisk
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