ΧΟΙΚΟΙ, χοικοι
CHOIKOI, choikoi
Sounds Like: KHOY-koy
Translations: earthy, of dust, made of dust, earthly, a man of dust
From the root: ΧΟΪΚΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something as being made of earth or dust, or pertaining to the earth. It is often used metaphorically to refer to human nature or the physical body, emphasizing its mortality and origin from the ground, in contrast to the spiritual or heavenly. It can be used to describe a person as 'a man of dust' or 'an earthly being'.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G5517 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Corinthians — 15:48
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- 1 Corinthians — 15:48
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΧΟΪΚΟΣ.
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.
- ΧΟΙΚΟΥ — of dust, of earth, earthy, made of dust, made of earth
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