2001 Translation

PĒLOUSIONEMBOLŌN, pēlousionembolōn

Sounds Like: pay-loo-SEE-on-em-BO-lon

Translations: Pelusian ram, Pelusian battering ram, of Pelusium, ram

From the root: ΠΗΛΟΥΣΙΟΣ, ἘΜΒΟΛΗ

Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun

Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'ΠΗΛΟΥΣΙΟΣ' (Pelusian, referring to the city of Pelusium in Egypt) and 'ἘΜΒΟΛΗ' (a ram, specifically a battering ram or the ram of a ship). The combined word refers to a battering ram or the ram of a ship that is from or associated with Pelusium. It describes a specific type of military or naval equipment by its origin.

Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine or Neuter (for ἘΜΒΟΛΩΝ); Singular, Accusative, Neuter (for ΠΗΛΟΥΣΙΟΝ)

Strong’s numbers: G3978 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1716 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book One — 10:5

From the same root

No other words from the same root, ΠΗΛΟΥΣΙΟΣ, ἘΜΒΟΛΗ, appear in our texts.

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