ΓΕΡΑΙΡΕΙΝ, γεραιρειν
GERAIREIN, gerairein
Sounds Like: geh-RAI-rain
Translations: to honor, to revere, to glorify, to show respect
From the root: ΓΕΡΑΙΡΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning 'to honor' or 'to revere'. It is used to express the act of showing respect, esteem, or adoration towards someone or something. As an infinitive, it functions like 'to honor' in English, often used after other verbs or as the subject of a sentence.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G1082 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Mathetes
- Letter to Diognetus — 3:5
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΓΕΡΑΙΡΩ.
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.
- ΓΕΡΑΙΡΟΜΕΝΟΥΣ — honoring, revering, showing respect, exalting, glorifying
- ΓΕΡΑΙΡΟΝΤΕΣ — honoring, showing respect, revering
- ΓΕΡΑΙΡΟΥΣΙ — they honor, they reverence, they treat with respect
- ΓΕΡΑΙΡΩ — to honor, to revere, to show respect
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