ἈΡΑΣΘΑΙΜΕΓΕΘΟΣ, ἀρασθαιμεγεθος
ARASTHAIMEGETHOS, arasthaimegethos
Sounds Like: ah-RAS-thai-MEG-eh-thos
Translations: to pray for greatness, to wish for greatness, to invoke greatness
From the root: ΑΡΑΟΜΑΙ, ΜΕΓΕΘΟΣ
Part of Speech: Compound Word
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from the infinitive verb 'ἀρᾶσθαι' (arastai), meaning 'to pray' or 'to wish for', and the noun 'μέγεθος' (megethos), meaning 'greatness' or 'magnitude'. Together, it means 'to pray for greatness' or 'to wish for greatness'. It describes the act of invoking or desiring something of significant size or importance.
Inflection: Infinitive (from ἀρᾶσθαι), Noun (from μέγεθος)
Strong’s numbers: G0685 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3174 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 4:23
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΑΡΑΟΜΑΙ, ΜΕΓΕΘΟΣ, appear in our texts.
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