ΔΥΣΧΕΡΗΣ, δυσχερης
DYSCHERĒS, dyscherēs
Sounds Like: doos-KHEH-rays
Translations: difficult, hard, troublesome, grievous, a difficult, a hard, a troublesome, a grievous
From the root: ΔΥΣΧΕΡΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This adjective describes something that is difficult, hard, or troublesome to deal with. It can refer to a situation, a task, or even a person's disposition. It implies something that causes trouble or is hard to bear. It is a compound word formed from the prefix 'δυσ-' (dys-), meaning 'bad, hard, difficult', and 'χερής' (cheres), related to 'χείρ' (cheir), meaning 'hand', implying something that is 'hard to handle'.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Masculine or Feminine
Strong’s number: G1422 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 8 — 2:26
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Maccabees — 6:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΥΣΧΕΡΗΣ.
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.
- ΔΥΣΧΕΡΕΣ — difficult, hard, troublesome, annoying, grievous, a difficult thing, a hard thing
- ΔΥΣΧΕΡΕΣΤΑΤΗ — most difficult, very difficult, most troublesome, very troublesome, a most difficult, a very difficult
- ΔΥΣΧΕΡΕΣΤΑΤΗΝ — most difficult, most troublesome, most hard to bear, most grievous
- ΔΥΣΧΕΡΕΣΤΑΤΟΙΣ — (to) most difficult, (to) most troublesome, (to) most hard to bear, (to) most grievous
- ΔΥΣΧΕΡΕΣΤΑΤΟΝ — most difficult, most troublesome, most hard, most grievous, a most difficult thing
- ΔΥΣΧΕΡΕΣΤΕΡΩΝ — of more difficult, of harder, of more troublesome, of more grievous
- ΔΥΣΧΕΡΗ — difficult, hard, troublesome, grievous, a difficult thing, a hard thing
- ΔΥΣΧΕΡΟΥΣ — difficult, hard, troublesome, grievous, a difficult thing, a hard thing
- ΔΥΣΧΕΡΩΝ — (of) difficult, (of) hard, (of) troublesome, (of) grievous
- ΔΥΣΧΕΡΩΣ — with difficulty, hardly, reluctantly, unwillingly, grievously, painfully
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