ΑΣΒΕΣΤΟΝ, ασβεστον
ASBESTON, asbeston
Sounds Like: as-BES-ton
Translations: unquenchable, unquenched, inextinguishable, a fire that cannot be put out
From the root: ΑΣΒΕΣΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This adjective describes something that cannot be extinguished or put out, often referring to fire. It implies an eternal or perpetual quality, particularly in a metaphorical sense, such as an unquenchable thirst or an inextinguishable flame.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G761 (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, ΑΣΒΕΣΤΟΣ.
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.
- ἈΣΒΕΣΤΟΝ — unquenchable, unextinguishable, unending, eternal
- ΑΣΒΕΙΤΟΥ — unquenchable, inextinguishable, unceasing, of unquenchable, of inextinguishable, of unceasing
- ΑΣΒΕΣΤΟΣ — unquenchable, inextinguishable, unceasing, eternal
- ΑΣΒΕΣΤΩ — unquenchable, unquenched, inextinguishable, unceasing, to unquenchable, to unquenched, to inextinguishable, to unceasing
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