ΕΠΙΕΙΚΕΣΤΕΡΟΝ, επιεικεστερον
EPIEIKESTERON, epieikesteron
Sounds Like: eh-pee-eh-kee-STEH-ron
Translations: more gentle, more equitable, more reasonable, more fair, more mild
From the root: ΕΠΙΕΙΚΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is the neuter singular nominative or accusative form of the comparative adjective derived from 'ΕΠΙΕΙΚΗΣ' (epieikes). It describes something that is more gentle, more equitable, or more reasonable than something else. It is used to indicate a higher degree of fairness, mildness, or forbearance.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative, Comparative
Strong’s number: G1933 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Esther — 3:13b
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
- ΕΠΙΕΙΚΕΣΤΕΡΑΣ — more reasonable, more gentle, more fair, more equitable
- ΕΠΙΕΙΚΗ — gentle, mild, reasonable, fair, forbearing, equitable
- ΕΠΙΕΙΚΗΣ — gentle, mild, reasonable, fair, equitable, forbearing, moderate
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