ἈΠΙΘΑΝΩΣ, ἀπιθανως
APITHANŌS, apithanōs
Sounds Like: ah-pee-tha-NOS
Translations: improbably, unlikely, incredibly, absurdly
From the root: ἈΠΙΘΑΝΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adverb
Explanation: This word is an adverb derived from the adjective 'ἈΠΙΘΑΝΟΣ' (apithanos), meaning 'unbelievable' or 'improbable'. As an adverb, it describes an action or state as being improbable, unlikely, or incredible. It suggests that something is not easily believed or is contrary to what is expected.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G0545 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΠΙΘΑΝΟΣ.
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.
- ἈΠΙΘΑΝΟΙΣ — to unbelievable, to incredible, to improbable, to unpersuasive, by unbelievable, by incredible, by improbable, by unpersuasive
- ἈΠΙΘΑΝΟΣ — improbable, incredible, unbelievable, a thing unbelievable
- ἈΠΙΘΑΝΟΥΣ — unbelievable, incredible, improbable, unlikely
- ἈΠΙΘΑΝΩΤΑΤΟΝ — most unlikely, most improbable, very unlikely, very improbable, a most unlikely thing, an extremely improbable thing
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