ΔΕΙΝΗΚΑΙ, δεινηκαι
DEINĒKAI, deinēkai
Sounds Like: day-NEE-kay
Translations: terrible and, dreadful and, fearful and, mighty and, awful and, strange and, wonderful and
From the root: ΔΕΙΝΟΣ, ΚΑΙ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Conjunction
Explanation: This is a compound phrase formed by the adjective 'δεινή' (deinē), which means 'terrible,' 'dreadful,' 'fearful,' 'mighty,' 'awful,' 'strange,' or 'wonderful,' and the conjunction 'καί' (kai), which means 'and.' The adjective 'δεινή' is the feminine singular form of 'δεινός'. The phrase is used to connect a description of something as terrible or mighty with another element in the sentence.
Inflection: ΔΕΙΝΗ: Singular, Nominative or Vocative, Feminine. ΚΑΙ: Does not inflect.
Strong’s numbers: G1169 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2532 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Six — 3:4
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