ἘΘΝΟΥΣΣΦΟΔΡΟΤΕΡΟΝ, ἐθνουσσφοδροτερον
ETHNOUSSPHODROTERON, ethnoussphodroteron
Sounds Like: eth-NOOS-sfo-DROT-er-on
Translations: more vehement than the nation, more intense than the nation, more violent than the nation
From the root: ΕΘΝΟΣ, ΣΦΟΔΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'ἔθνους' (ethnous), the genitive singular of 'ἔθνος' (ethnos), meaning 'nation' or 'people', and 'σφοδρότερον' (sphodroteron), the comparative form of 'σφοδρός' (sphodros), meaning 'vehement', 'intense', or 'violent'. The combined word means 'more vehement than the nation' or 'more intense than the nation'. It describes something that surpasses the intensity or violence typically associated with a nation or people.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative, Comparative
Strong’s numbers: G1484 (Lookup on BibleHub), G4970 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Six — 3:38
From the same root
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