ΑΙΡΕΤΩΤΕΡΟΝ, αιρετωτερον
AIRETŌTERON, airetōteron
Sounds Like: hai-reh-TOH-teh-ron
Translations: more desirable, more preferable, better, more excellent
From the root: ΑΙΡΕΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'more desirable' or 'more preferable'. It is the comparative form of the adjective 'αἱρετός' (hairetos), which means 'desirable' or 'choosable'. It is used to indicate that one thing is better or more worthy of choice than another.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative, Comparative Degree
Strong’s number: G0139 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Proverbs — 22:1
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 13 — 6:206
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Proverbs — 22:1
The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions
- Vision 4 — 2:6
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΙΡΕΤΟΣ.
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.
- ΑΙΡΕΤΟΙΣ — to chosen ones, to elect ones, to preferred ones, to those who are chosen, chosen, elect, preferable
- ΑΙΡΕΤΩΤΕΡΑΙ — more desirable, more preferable, more excellent
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