ΑΠΗΝΕΣΤΕΡΟΝ, απηνεστερον
APĒNESTERON, apēnesteron
Sounds Like: ah-pee-NES-teh-ron
Translations: harsher, rougher, more cruel, a harsher thing, a rougher thing, a more cruel thing
From the root: ΑΠΗΝΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is the comparative form of the adjective 'ΑΠΗΝΗΣ' (apēnēs), meaning 'harsh' or 'cruel'. As a comparative adjective, 'ΑΠΗΝΕΣΤΕΡΟΝ' indicates a greater degree of harshness or cruelty. It is used to describe something that is 'harsher' or 'more cruel' than something else. In its neuter singular form, it can refer to a 'harsher thing' or be used adverbially to mean 'more harshly'.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative, Comparative Degree
Strong’s number: G0580 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΠΗΝΗΣ.
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.
- ἈΠΗΝΕΣΤΕΡΟΝ — harsher, more severe, more unkind, more ungentle, more cruel
- ΑΠΗΝΕΣΤΑΤΟΣ — most harsh, most rough, most severe, most cruel, most ungentle
- ΑΠΗΝΕΣΤΑΤΩΝ — of the most harsh, of the most rough, of the most cruel, of the most severe, of the most unfeeling
- ΑΠΗΝΗΣ — unapproachable, inaccessible, harsh, rough, rude, cruel, unfeeling
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