ἘΠΙΕΙΚΕΣΤΕΡΟΙ, ἐπιεικεστεροι
EPIEIKESTEROI, epieikesteroi
Sounds Like: eh-pee-ee-keh-STEH-roy
Translations: more gentle, more reasonable, more fair, more equitable
From the root: ΕΠΙΕΙΚΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is the masculine or feminine plural nominative form of the comparative adjective meaning "more gentle," "more reasonable," or "more fair." It describes a group of people who are characterized by a greater degree of these qualities compared to others. It is used to indicate a higher level of leniency, mildness, or equity in judgment or action.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine or Feminine, Comparative
Strong’s number: G1933 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 20 — 8:178
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΕΙΚΗΣ.
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.
- ΑΝΕΠΙΕΙΚΗΣ — unreasonable, unfair, harsh, severe, ungentle, not equitable
- ἘΠΙΕΙΚΕΣ — equitable, fair, reasonable, gentle, kind, mild, an equitable thing, a fair thing
- ἘΠΙΕΙΚΕΣΙΝ — (to) the gentle, (to) the fair, (to) the reasonable, (to) the forbearing
- ἘΠΙΕΙΚΕΣΤΑΤΟΙ — most reasonable, most fair, most gentle, most equitable, most mild
- ἘΠΙΕΙΚΕΣΤΕΡΑΣ — of more gentle, of more reasonable, of more lenient, of more equitable, of more fair
- ἘΠΙΕΙΚΗΣ — gentle, kind, fair, reasonable, equitable, moderate, forbearing
- ἘΠΙΕΙΚΩΣ — gently, kindly, courteously, moderately, reasonably, fairly
- ΕΠΙΕΙΚΕΙΣ — gentle, mild, fair, reasonable, forbearing, lenient
- ΕΠΙΕΙΚΕΣ — gentle, mild, reasonable, fair, forbearing, moderate
- ΕΠΙΕΙΚΕΣΙΝ — gentle, kind, fair, reasonable, moderate, forbearing, lenient
- ΕΠΙΕΙΚΕΣΤΕΡΑΣ — more reasonable, more gentle, more fair, more equitable
- ΕΠΙΕΙΚΕΣΤΕΡΟΝ — more gentle, more equitable, more reasonable, more fair, more mild
- ΕΠΙΕΙΚΗ — gentle, mild, reasonable, fair, forbearing, equitable
- ΕΠΙΕΙΚΗΣ — gentle, mild, reasonable, fair, equitable, forbearing, moderate
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