ΓΕΛΟΙΑ, γελοια
GELOIA, geloia
Sounds Like: geh-LOI-ah
Translations: ridiculous, laughable, absurd, a ridiculous thing, a laughable thing, ridiculous things, laughable things
From the root: ΓΕΛΟΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word describes something that is laughable, ridiculous, or absurd. It can be used as an adjective to modify a noun, or it can function as a noun itself, referring to something that is a source of laughter or mockery. In the provided context, it appears to be used in a plural sense, referring to 'ridiculous things' or 'jokes'.
Inflection: Plural, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative; or Singular, Feminine, Nominative
Strong’s number: G1077 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 23:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΓΕΛΟΙΟΣ.
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.
- ΓΕΛΟΙ — ridiculous, laughable, absurd, silly
- ΓΕΛΟΙΟΝ — ridiculous, laughable, absurd, a ridiculous thing, an absurdity
- ΓΕΛΟΙΟΣ — ridiculous, laughable, absurd, silly, a ridiculous thing
- ΓΕΛΟΙΟΤΑΤΟΝ — most ridiculous, most laughable, a most ridiculous thing, the most ridiculous thing
- ΓΕΛΟΙΟΤΕΡΟΝ — more ridiculous, more laughable, more absurd, a more ridiculous thing, a more laughable thing, a more absurd thing
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