ὈΧΕΤΟΥΣ, ὀχετους
OCHETOUS, ochetous
Sounds Like: o-KHE-tous
Translations: channels, conduits, watercourses, trenches, ditches
From the root: ΟΧΕΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to artificial channels or conduits used for conveying water, such as ditches, trenches, or aqueducts. It describes a man-made passage for water, rather than a natural stream or river. It is typically used in the plural to refer to multiple such channels.
Inflection: Plural, Accusative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G3781 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 9 — 10:219
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΟΧΕΤΟΣ.
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- ΟΧΕΤΟΣ — conduit, channel, watercourse, a conduit, a channel
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