ΠΕΡΙΟΝΥΧΙΕΙΣ, περιονυχιεις
PERIONYCHIEIS, perionychieis
Sounds Like: peh-ree-oh-ny-khee-EES
Translations: you will pare the nails, you will trim the nails, you will cut the nails
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΟΝΥΧΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning "to pare, trim, or cut the nails." It is a compound word formed from "περί" (peri), meaning "around," and "ὄνυξ" (onyx), meaning "nail." It is used to describe the action of shortening or shaping the nails, often in a ritual or preparatory context.
Inflection: Future, Indicative, Active, Second Person, Singular
Strong’s number: G4008 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Deuteronomy — 21:12
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΡΙΟΝΥΧΙΖΩ.
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.
- ΠΕΡΙΟΝΥΧΙΖΩ — to scratch around, to scratch, to tear with nails
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