Lachoneus’ name in the Book of Mormon – 3 Nephi 3.1
2020-09-06
According to the Book of Mormon Onomasticon, Lachoneus is the masculine form of the hypothetical Greek word *lakonios, “Spartan, Laconian”; cf. the attested forms lakonion (neuter) and lakonia (feminine).1 Λακεδαιμόνιος = an inhabitant of Sparta, or Lacedaemon. Λακωνία = Laconia is a regional unit in Greece, and the genitive of this word is Lakonias =Continue Reading