ὈΒΕΛΩΝ, ὀβελων
OBELŌN, obelōn
Sounds Like: oh-beh-LOHN
Translations: (of) spits, (of) skewers, (of) obelisks, (of) needles, (of) critical marks
From the root: ὈΒΕΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a pointed instrument, such as a spit or skewer used for roasting meat. It can also denote a small, pointed pillar or monument, an obelisk. In a literary context, it refers to a critical mark or sign used in ancient texts to indicate spurious or doubtful passages. This form is the genitive plural of the noun.
Inflection: Plural, Genitive, Masculine
Strong’s number: G3692 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ὈΒΕΛΟΣ.
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.
- ὈΒΕΛΟΥΣ — (of) a spit, (of) an obelisk, (of) a pointed pillar, spits, obelisks, pointed pillars
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