ΧΕΛΕΩΝ, χελεων
CHELEŌN, cheleōn
Sounds Like: kheh-LEH-ohn
Translations: of a tortoise, of a turtle
From the root: ΧΕΛΩΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is the genitive plural form of 'χελών' (chelon), meaning 'tortoise' or 'turtle'. It refers to something belonging to or related to tortoises or turtles. It is likely a misspelling of 'χελώνων' (chelonon), which is the correct genitive plural form.
Inflection: Genitive, Plural, Feminine
Strong’s number: G5561 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Unknown: Yes
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Judith — 2:23
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΧΕΛΩΝ.
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.
- ΧΕΛΩΝ — turtle, tortoise, a turtle, a tortoise
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