ἈΣΥΜΦΟΡΑ, ἀσυμφορα
ASYMPHORA, asymphora
Sounds Like: ah-sym-PHO-rah
Translations: unprofitable, disadvantageous, unfortunate, a misfortune, an unfortunate event
From the root: ΑΣΥΜΦΟΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word can function as an adjective meaning 'unprofitable' or 'disadvantageous', describing something that does not bring benefit or is harmful. It can also be used as a noun to refer to a 'misfortune' or 'unfortunate event'. It is a compound word formed from the negative prefix 'ἀ-' (not), 'σύν' (with), and 'φέρω' (to bear or carry).
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine; or Singular, Vocative, Feminine; or Plural, Nominative, Neuter; or Plural, Accusative, Neuter; or Plural, Vocative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G0801 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
- Mandate 5 — 2:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΣΥΜΦΟΡΟΣ.
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.
- ἈΣΥΜΦΟΡΟΝ — unprofitable, disadvantageous, inexpedient, harmful, not expedient, not profitable
- ΑΣΥΜΠΟΦΑ — unprofitable, disadvantageous, inexpedient, harmful, injurious
- ΑΣΥΜΦΟΡΑ — unprofitable, disadvantageous, inexpedient, harmful, injurious, a disadvantage, an injury, a misfortune
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