ΕΠΙΕΙΚΕΣΤΕΡΑΣ, επιεικεστερας
EPIEIKESTERAS, epieikesteras
Sounds Like: eh-pee-ee-KEH-steh-ras
Translations: more reasonable, more gentle, more fair, more equitable
From the root: ΕΠΙΕΙΚΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is the comparative form of the adjective 'epieikes', meaning 'reasonable' or 'gentle'. It describes something or someone as being more reasonable, more gentle, or more equitable than another. It is often used in contexts where fairness, mildness, or leniency is being emphasized.
Inflection: Comparative, Singular, Feminine, Genitive
Strong’s number: G1933 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Esther — 8:12i
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
- ἘΠΙΕΙΚΕΣΤΕΡΟΙ — more gentle, more reasonable, more fair, more equitable
- 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
- 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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