ΧΟΙΡΟΓΡΥΛΛΙΟΙ, χοιρογρυλλιοι
CHOIROGRYLLIOI, choirogryllioi
Sounds Like: koy-roh-GROO-lee-oy
Translations: conies, rock badgers, hyraxes
From the root: ΧΟΙΡΟΓΡΥΛΛΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a small, hoofed mammal, often identified as a rock badger, coney, or hyrax. It is a compound word, combining elements related to 'pig' or 'swine' (χοῖρος) and possibly 'grunting' or 'burrowing' (γρύλλος). In ancient texts, it describes an animal known for living in rocky places.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Vocative, Masculine
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Proverbs — 24:61
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΧΟΙΡΟΓΡΥΛΛΙΟΣ.
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.
- ΧΥΡΟΓΡΥΛΛΙΟΙ — rock badgers, conies, hyraxes
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