ΑΡΕΤΗΣ, αρετης
ARETĒS, aretēs
Sounds Like: ah-reh-TAYS
Translations: of virtue, of excellence, of moral goodness, of valor
From the root: ΑΡΕΤΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to virtue, excellence, or moral goodness. It describes a quality of high moral standing or inherent worth. It can also denote valor or courage, particularly in a military context. In Koine Greek, it often carries the sense of moral excellence or uprightness. This form is the genitive singular, indicating possession or origin, often translated with 'of'.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G703 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΡΕΤΗ.
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.
- ἈΡΕΤΑ — virtue, excellence, moral goodness, a virtue, an excellence
- ἈΡΕΤΑΙΣ — (to) virtues, (by) virtues, (with) virtues, (to) excellencies, (by) excellencies, (with) excellencies, (to) merits, (by) merits, (with) merits
- ἈΡΕΤΑΣ — virtues, excellences, good qualities
- ἈΡΕΤΗΝ — virtue, excellence, moral excellence, goodness, a virtue, an excellence
- ἈΡΕΤΗΣ — of virtue, of excellence, of moral goodness, of valor
- ΑΡΕΤΑ — virtues, excellences, moral goodnesses
- ΑΡΕΤΑΙ — virtues, excellences, moral excellences, perfections
- ΑΡΕΤΑΣ — virtues, excellences, moral excellences, perfections
- ΑΡΕΤΗ — virtue, excellence, moral excellence, a virtue, an excellence
- ΑΡΕΤΗΝ — virtue, excellence, moral excellence, a virtue, an excellence, a moral excellence
- ΑΡΕΤΩΝ — of virtue, of excellence, of moral excellence, of goodness
- ΑΡΕΤ‾Η‾ — virtue, excellence, moral excellence, goodness, a virtue, an excellence
- ἘΝΑΡΕΤΩΣ — virtuously, excellently, uprightly
- ΤΗΝἈΡΕΤΗΝ — the virtue, the excellence, a virtue, an excellence
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