στέλεχος
Third declension Noun; Neuter
Transliteration:
Principal Part:
στέλεχος
στέλεχους
Structure:
στελεχο
(Stem)
+
ς
(Ending)
Sense
- the crown of the root, whence the stem or trunk springs
- a trunk, log
- (figuratively) a blockhead
Declension
Third declension
The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.
Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.
- Καὶ ἤλθοσαν εἰσ Αἰλείμ, καὶ ἦσαν ἐκεῖ δώδεκα πηγαὶ ὑδάτων καὶ ἑβδομήκοντα στελέχη φοινίκων. παρενέβαλον δὲ ἐκεῖ παρὰ τὰ ὕδατα. (Septuagint, Liber Exodus 15:27)
- καὶ ἀπῇραν ἐκ Πικριῶν καὶ ἦλθον εἰσ Αἰλίμ. καὶ ἐν Αἰλὶμ δώδεκα πηγαὶ ὑδάτων καὶ ἑβδομήκοντα στελέχη φοινίκων, καὶ παρενέβαλον ἐκεῖ παρὰ τὸ ὕδωρ. (Septuagint, Liber Numeri 33:9)
- Τίσ αὕτη ἡ ἀναβαίνουσα ἀπὸ τῆσ ἐρήμου ὡσ στελέχη καπνοῦ τεθυμιαμένη σμύρναν καὶ λίβανον ἀπὸ πάντων κονιορτῶν μυρεψοῦ̣ (Septuagint, Canticum Canticorum 3:6)
- ἐν δὲ τῷ δέχεσθαι μέλη ἐκ χειρῶν ἱερέων, καὶ αὐτὸσ ἑστὼσ παῤ ἐσχάρᾳ βωμοῦ κυκλόθεν αὐτοῦ στέφανοσ ἀδελφῶν, ὡσ βλάστημα κέδρου ἐν τῷ Λιβάνῳ. καὶ ἐκύκλωσαν αὐτὸν ὡσ στελέχη φοινίκων. (Septuagint, Liber Sirach 50:12)
- καὶ ἔσται ὡσ ξύλον εὐθηνοῦν παρ’ ὕδατα, καὶ ἐπὶ ἰκμάδα βαλεῖ ρίζαν αὐτοῦ καὶ οὐ φοβηθήσεται ὅταν ἔλθῃ καῦμα, καὶ ἔσται ἐπ’ αὐτῷ στελέχη ἀλσώδη, ἐν ἐνιαυτῷ ἀβροχίασ οὐ φοβηθήσεται καὶ οὐ διαλείψει ποιῶν καρπόν. (Septuagint, Liber Ieremiae 17:4)
Synonyms
-
the crown of the root
- στέλεχον (the crown of the root, whence the stem or trunk springs)
-
a trunk
-
a blockhead
