ΠΗΛΟΥΣΙΟΝ, πηλουσιον
PĒLOUSION, pēlousion
Sounds Like: pay-loo-SEE-on
Translations: Pelusian, of Pelusium, Pelusium
From the root: ΠΗΛΟΥΣΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Proper Noun
Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'Pelusian' or 'of Pelusium'. It is often used substantively to refer to the ancient city of Pelusium, located in the northeastern Nile Delta in Egypt. In the provided context, 'το Πηλουσιον' refers to the city itself, indicating a destination or a place of action.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G3978 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΗΛΟΥΣΙΟΣ.
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.
- ΠΗΛΟΥΣΙΟΣ — muddy, made of clay, clayey, earthy
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