ἘΤΙΠΑΛΑΙΟΤΕΡΟΙ, ἐτιπαλαιοτεροι
ETIPALAIOTEROI, etipalaioteroi
Sounds Like: eh-tee-pah-lie-OH-teh-roy
Translations: still older, even older, yet older, still more ancient, even more ancient, yet more ancient
From the root: ἘΤΙ, ΠΑΛΑΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound adjective meaning 'still older' or 'even older'. It is the comparative form of 'old' or 'ancient' (παλαιός) intensified by the adverb 'ἔτι' (eti), meaning 'still' or 'yet'. It describes something that is more ancient than something else already considered old.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s numbers: G2089 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3820 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 4:2
From the same root
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