ἘΛΑΦΡΟΙ, ἐλαφροι
ELAPHROI, elaphroi
Sounds Like: eh-LAH-froi
Translations: light, easy, trifling, insignificant, light ones, easy ones
From the root: ἘΛΑΦΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that is not heavy, or something that is not burdensome. It can refer to a physical weight that is light, or metaphorically to a burden or task that is easy to bear or accomplish. It can also describe something as trivial or insignificant.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G1645 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
- Mandate 12 — 4:5
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΛΑΦΡΟΣ.
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.
- ἘΛΑΦΡΑ — light, a light, easy, trifling, insignificant
- ἘΛΑΦΡΑΙ — light, easy, swift, nimble
- ἘΛΑΦΡΙΑ — lightness, a lightness, triviality, fickleness, levity
- ἘΛΑΦΡΟΝ — light, easy, trifling, insignificant
- ἘΛΑΦΡΟΤΕΡΑ — lighter, more easily borne, less burdensome, a lighter (thing)
- ἘΛΑΦΡΩΤΕΡΟΣ — lighter, easier, less burdensome, more light, more easy
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