ΧΘΟΝΙΟΥΣ, χθονιους
CHTHONIOUS, chthonious
Sounds Like: khtho-NEE-oos
Translations: earthly, subterranean, chthonic, earthly ones, subterranean ones, chthonic ones
From the root: ΧΘΟΝΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that pertains to the earth, especially in contrast to the heavens or the sky. It can refer to things that are on the earth, under the earth, or even to the inhabitants of the earth. It is often used in a context that distinguishes between the terrestrial and the celestial.
Inflection: Accusative, Plural, Masculine
Strong’s number: G5513 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 4:59
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΧΘΟΝΙΟΣ.
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.
- ΤΩΝΧΘΟΝΙΩΝ — of the earthly, of the terrestrial, of the subterranean, of the underworld, of the chthonic
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