ἨΘΟΛΟΓΗΣΑΙΜΙ, ἠθολογησαιμι
ĒTHOLOGĒSAIMI, ēthologēsaimi
Sounds Like: ay-thoh-loh-GAY-sai-mee
Translations: I might describe character, I might portray character, I might speak of morals
From the root: ΗΘΟΛΟΓΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a verb meaning "to describe character" or "to portray character." It is used to express a potential or desired action, often in a context of deliberation or a wish. For example, one might use it to say "I might describe the character of..." or "I wish I could portray the morals of..."
Inflection: First Person, Singular, Aorist, Active, Optative
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 4 Maccabees — 15:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΗΘΟΛΟΓΕΩ.
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.
- ΗΘΟΛΟΓΕΩ — to discuss ethics, to speak about character, to moralize
- ΗΘΟΛΟΓΗΣΑΙΜΙ — I might describe character, I might portray manners, I might speak of ethics
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