ΔΥΣΘΑΝΑΤΑΝ, δυσθαναταν
DYSTHANATAN, dysthanatan
Sounds Like: doos-tha-NAH-tan
Translations: dying with difficulty, hard to die, difficult to die, a difficult death
From the root: ΔΥΣΘΑΝΑΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'dying with difficulty' or 'hard to die'. It describes someone or something that experiences a difficult or painful death. It is a compound word formed from 'δυσ-' (dys-), meaning 'bad' or 'difficult', and 'θάνατος' (thanatos), meaning 'death'. It would be used to describe a person or situation where death is not easy.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Six — 6:34
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΥΣΘΑΝΑΤΟΣ.
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.
- ΔΥΣΘΑΝΑΤΟΣ — dying with difficulty, hard to die, painful death, a painful death
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