ΕἸΡΩΝΕΙΑ, εἰρωνεια
EIRŌNEIA, eirōneia
Sounds Like: ee-roh-NEH-yah
Translations: irony, dissimulation, pretense, a pretense
From the root: ΕἸΡΩΝΕΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to irony, dissimulation, or pretense. It describes a situation where one says the opposite of what they mean, or when there is a discrepancy between what is said and what is true. It can also refer to a deliberate act of feigning ignorance or a deceptive manner.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1594 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 15 — 8:279
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 3:31
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕἸΡΩΝΕΙΑ.
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.
- ΕἸΡΩΝΕΙΑΝ — irony, dissimulation, pretense, a pretense, a dissimulation
- ΙΕΡΩΝΕἸΡΓΕΤΕ — irony, dissimulation, a dissimulation, a pretense
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