ΕΠΙΠΟΛΥ, επιπολυ
EPIPOLY, epipoly
Sounds Like: eh-pee-POH-loo
Translations: for the most part, mostly, generally, usually, very much, greatly, exceedingly
From the root: ΕΠΙΠΟΛΥ
Part of Speech: Adverb
Explanation: This word is a compound adverb formed from the preposition 'ΕΠΙ' (epi) meaning 'upon' or 'on', and the adjective 'ΠΟΛΥ' (poly) meaning 'much' or 'many'. Together, it signifies 'upon much' or 'to a great extent', conveying the sense of something happening 'for the most part' or 'very much'. It describes the degree or frequency of an action or state.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s numbers: G1909 (Lookup on BibleHub), G4183 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Epistle of Barnabas — 4:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΠΟΛΥ.
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.
- ἘΠΙΠΟΛΥ — greatly, much, very much, for the most part, mostly
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