ΠΕΖΟΜΑΧΙΑΝ, πεζομαχιαν
PEZOMACHIAN, pezomachian
Sounds Like: peh-zoh-ma-KHEE-an
Translations: infantry battle, a battle on foot, land battle
From the root: ΠΕΖΟΜΑΧΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a battle fought on foot, specifically by infantry. It is a compound word derived from 'πεζός' (pezos), meaning 'on foot' or 'infantry', and 'μάχη' (machē), meaning 'battle' or 'fight'. It describes a conflict where soldiers engage in combat without the use of cavalry or chariots. It would be used in sentences to describe the type of engagement, such as 'they prepared for an infantry battle'.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G4099 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 4 Maccabees — 17:24
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 4 Maccabees — 17:24
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΖΟΜΑΧΙΑ.
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.
- ΠΕΖΟΜΑΧΙΑ — land battle, a land battle, infantry battle, a infantry battle
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