ἈΡΙΣΤΑ, ἀριστα
ARISTA, arista
Sounds Like: A-RIS-tah
Translations: best, excellently, very well, most excellently
From the root: ΑΡΙΣΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adverb
Explanation: This word is an adverb meaning 'best' or 'excellently'. It describes an action performed in the best possible way or to the highest degree. It is often used to commend or affirm something as being of superior quality or execution.
Inflection: Superlative Adverb
Strong’s number: G0001 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 10:18
Josephus' Against Apion
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 4 — 8:328
- Book 7 — 9:219, 9:224
- Book 9 — 4:83, 8:167
- Book 11 — 3:57
- Book 12 — 2:16, 7:307
- Book 15 — 7:237
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΡΙΣΤΟΣ.
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.
- ἈΡΙΣΤΟΙΣ — (to) best, (to) excellent, (to) noblest, (to) most virtuous
- ἈΡΙΣΤΩΝ — best, excellent, noblest, bravest, a best one, an excellent one
- ΑΡΙΣΤΗΝ — best, most excellent, most noble, a best, an excellent, a most noble
- ΑΡΙΣΤΟ — best, excellent, most excellent, noble, most noble, good, most good
- ΑΡΙΣΤΟΝ — best, the best, excellent, noble, good, a good thing, a good meal, breakfast, dinner
- ΑΡΙΣΤΟΣ — best, excellent, most excellent, noble, a best, an excellent
- ΑΡΙΣΤΟΥ — (of) best, (of) excellent, (of) noble, (of) virtuous
- ΑΡΙΣΤΩΝ — best, most excellent, noblest, bravest
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