ΠΟΛΥΧΕΙΡΙΑ, πολυχειρια
POLYCHEIRIA, polycheiria
Sounds Like: po-ly-KHEI-ri-a
Translations: many-handedness, multi-handedness, dexterity, skill, industry, busyness
From the root: ΠΟΛΥΧΕΙΡΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound noun formed from 'πολύς' (polys), meaning 'many' or 'much', and 'χείρ' (cheir), meaning 'hand'. It literally translates to 'many-handedness'. It can refer to the quality of having many hands, or more figuratively, to great dexterity, skill, or industry, implying the ability to do many things or work diligently. It can also denote busyness or a multitude of tasks.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 26:240
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 10:178
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΟΛΥΧΕΙΡΙΑ.
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.
- ΠΟΛΥΧΕΙΡΙΑΣ — (of) multitude, (of) great number, (of) many hands
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