ΠΑΡΑΓΡΑΦΗΝ, παραγραφην
PARAGRAPHĒN, paragraphēn
Sounds Like: pa-ra-gra-FEEN
Translations: a paragraph, a marginal note, a defense, a plea
From the root: ΠΑΡΑΓΡΑΦΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a paragraph, a marginal note, or a written defense or plea. It is a compound word formed from 'παρά' (para), meaning 'beside' or 'alongside', and 'γραφή' (graphe), meaning 'writing'. Thus, it literally means 'writing alongside' or 'writing beside'. In legal contexts, it can refer to a written plea or defense.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3927 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 16 — 11:391
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΑΡΑΓΡΑΦΗ.
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.
- ΠΑΡΑΓΡΑΦΗ — paragraph, a paragraph, marginal note, a marginal note, exception, a legal exception, defense, a defense, plea, a plea
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