ἈΠΗΝΕΣΤΑΤΟΣ, ἀπηνεστατος
APĒNESTATOS, apēnestatos
Sounds Like: ah-pee-NEH-stah-tos
Translations: harshest, roughest, cruelest, most severe, a harshest, a roughest, a cruelest, a most severe
From the root: ἈΠΗΝΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is the superlative form of the adjective 'ἀπηνής' (apēnēs), meaning 'harsh' or 'rough'. As a superlative, it describes something as being 'the most harsh,' 'the most rough,' or 'the most cruel.' It is used to emphasize an extreme degree of severity or unkindness. For example, it could describe the harshest weather, the cruelest person, or the most severe punishment.
Inflection: Superlative, Masculine, Nominative Singular
Strong’s number: G565 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 25:28
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΠΗΝΗΣ.
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.
- ἈΠΗΝΕΙΣ — harsh, rough, cruel, unfeeling, severe
- ἈΠΗΝΕΣΤΑΤΩΝ — of the most unmerciful, of the most harsh, of the most cruel, of the most savage, of the most stern
- ἈΠΗΝΗΣ — harsh, rough, cruel, savage, fierce, ungentle, a harsh one, a cruel one
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