ΠΕΛΕΙΑΔΕΣ, πελειαδες
PELEIADES, peleiades
Sounds Like: peh-lei-AH-des
Translations: Pleiades, doves
From the root: ΠΕΛΕΙΑΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the Pleiades, a cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus. It can also refer to a flock of doves, as the word for 'dove' (πελειάς) is related. In ancient Greek mythology, the Pleiades were seven sisters transformed into stars, often associated with doves.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G4070 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 4:65
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΛΕΙΑΣ.
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.
- ΠΕΛΕΙΑΔΩΝ — of the Pleiades, of doves
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