ἈΧΑΡΙΣΤΕΙΝ, ἀχαριστειν
ACHARISTEIN, acharistein
Sounds Like: ah-khah-ris-TEH-in
Translations: to be ungrateful, to show ingratitude, to not show gratitude
From the root: ἈΧΑΡΙΣΤΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning 'to be ungrateful' or 'to show ingratitude'. It is a compound word formed from the negative prefix 'ἀ-' (a-, meaning 'not' or 'without') and 'χαριστέω' (charisteō, meaning 'to show favor' or 'to be gracious'). Therefore, it literally means 'to not show favor' or 'to be without grace/gratitude'. It describes the act or state of failing to acknowledge or return kindness.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G0548 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 14 — 9:182
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΧΑΡΙΣΤΕΩ.
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.
- ἈΧΑΡΙΣΤΗΣΑΝΤΑΣ — ungrateful, having been ungrateful, those who were ungrateful
- ἈΧΑΡΙΣΤΟΥΣΙΝ — they are ungrateful, they show no gratitude, they give no thanks
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