ἘΠΙΦΘΟΝΩΣ, ἐπιφθονως
EPIPHTHONŌS, epiphthonōs
Sounds Like: eh-pee-FTHO-nos
Translations: enviously, grudgingly, invidiously, jealously
From the root: ἘΠΙΦΘΟΝΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adverb
Explanation: This word is an adverb meaning "enviously" or "grudgingly." It describes an action done with envy, ill-will, or a sense of resentment towards another's good fortune or possessions. It can also imply acting in a way that provokes envy or ill-will in others. For example, one might speak or act "enviously" about someone else's success.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 16 — 9:289
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΠΙΦΘΟΝΟΣ.
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.
- ἘΠΙΦΘΟΝΟΝ — enviable, an enviable thing, an object of envy, invidious, hateful, odious, resented
- ἘΠΙΦΘΟΝΟΣ — enviable, an enviable, envied, hateful, odious, a hateful, an odious
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