ΠΟΛΥΑΝΔΡΙΟΝ, πολυανδριον
POLYANDRION, polyandrion
Sounds Like: pol-y-AN-dree-on
Translations: cemetery, a cemetery, burial place, a burial place, sepulchre, a sepulchre
From the root: ΠΟΛΥΑΝΔΡΙΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is a compound noun, formed from 'πολύς' (many) and 'ἀνήρ' (man), combined with a suffix indicating a place. It refers to a place where many people are buried, such as a cemetery or a mass grave. It is used to describe a burial ground or a sepulchre.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G4182 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Maccabees — 9:4, 9:14
- 4 Maccabees — 15:20
- Jeremiah — 19:2, 19:6
- Ezekiel — 39:11, 39:12, 39:15, 39:16
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΟΛΥΑΝΔΡΙΟΝ.
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.
- ΠΟΛΥΑΝΔΡΙΩ — cemetery, burial place, tomb, a cemetery, a burial place, a tomb
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