ἈΡΙΣΤΑΙ, ἀρισται
ARISTAI, aristai
Sounds Like: ah-RIS-tai
Translations: best, excellent, most excellent
From the root: ἈΡΙΣΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is the feminine nominative or vocative plural form of the adjective 'ἀριστός' (aristós), meaning 'best' or 'most excellent'. It is the superlative degree of 'ἀγαθός' (agathos), meaning 'good'. It describes something or someone as being of the highest quality or virtue. It can be used to describe a group of women or things that are considered the best.
Inflection: Plural, Feminine, Nominative or Vocative
Strong’s number: G0705 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 5 — 1:73
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΡΙΣΤΟΣ.
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.
- ἈΡΙΣΤΑΙΣ — to the best, to the most excellent, to the noblest, to the bravest
- ἈΡΙΣΤΑΣ — best, excellent, most excellent
- ἈΡΙΣΤΗ — best, most excellent, a best, an excellent
- ἈΡΙΣΤΗΝ — best, excellent, most excellent, a best, an excellent
- ἈΡΙΣΤΗΣ — best, most excellent, noblest, bravest
- ἈΡΙΣΤΟΙ — best, excellent, noble, the best, the excellent ones
- ἈΡΙΣΤΟΝ — breakfast, dinner, a breakfast, a dinner, best, excellent
- ἈΡΙΣΤΟΣ — best, excellent, noble, good, a best, an excellent
- ἈΡΙΣΤΟΥ — of breakfast, of lunch, of the best, of the noblest, of the most excellent, best, noblest, most excellent
- ἈΡΙΣΤΟΥΣ — best, most excellent, noblest
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