ἈΣΕΛΓΕΣΤΕΡΟΝ, ἀσελγεστερον
ASELGESTERON, aselgesteron
Sounds Like: ah-sel-GEH-steh-ron
Translations: more licentious, more wanton, more unbridled, a more licentious thing, a more wanton thing, a more unbridled thing
From the root: ἈΣΕΛΓΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is the comparative form of the adjective 'aselges', meaning 'licentious' or 'wanton'. It describes something or someone as being more unrestrained, more immoral, or more given to sensual indulgence than something else. It is often used to describe behavior that is shockingly indecent or unrestrained.
Inflection: Neuter, Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Comparative Degree
Strong’s number: G766 (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, ἈΣΕΛΓΗΣ.
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.
- ἈΣΕΛΓΕΣ — licentious, wanton, unbridled, sensual, outrageous, a licentious thing
- ἈΣΕΛΓΕΣΙ — wanton, licentious, lewd, unbridled, sensual, outrageous, an outrageous thing
- ἈΣΕΛΓΗ — wanton, licentious, unbridled, sensual, dissolute
- ἈΣΕΛΓΩΝ — of wanton ones, of licentious ones, of lewd ones, of unbridled ones, of sensual ones
- ἈΣΕΛΓΩΣ — wantonly, licentiously, sensually, shamelessly, outrageously, dissolutely
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