ΤΟΛΥΠΗΝ, τολυπην
TOLYPĒN, tolypēn
Sounds Like: toh-LOO-pen
Translations: a ball of thread, a clew, a ball of cotton, a roll, a tangle, a tangled mass
From the root: ΤΟΛΥΠΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a ball of thread or a clew, or more generally, a roll or tangled mass of something. In the provided context, it seems to refer to a tangled mass of a wild plant or vine. It is used to describe something that is rolled up or intertwined.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G5149 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Kings — 4:39
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΤΟΛΥΠΗ.
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.
- ΤΟΛΥΠΑΙ — ball of wool, clew, a ball of thread, a skein
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