ΑΣΒΕΣΤΟΣ, ασβεστος
ASBESTOS, asbestos
Sounds Like: as-BES-tos
Translations: unquenchable, inextinguishable, unceasing, eternal
From the root: ΑΣΒΕΣΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This adjective describes something that cannot be put out or extinguished, often referring to fire or judgment. It implies a continuous or perpetual state, emphasizing its lasting and unending nature. It is frequently used in a metaphorical sense to describe something that is eternal or unceasing.
Inflection: Masculine, Nominative, Singular
Strong’s number: G0762 (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
- ΑΣΒΕΣΤΟΝ — unquenchable, unquenched, inextinguishable, a fire that cannot be put out
- ΑΣΒΕΣΤΩ — unquenchable, unquenched, inextinguishable, unceasing, to unquenchable, to unquenched, to inextinguishable, to unceasing
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