ΗΜΙΕΡΓΟΥΣ, ημιεργους
ĒMIERGOUS, ēmiergous
Sounds Like: heh-mee-ER-goos
Translations: half-finished, half-done, incomplete, unfinished
From the root: ΗΜΙΕΡΓΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'half-finished' or 'incomplete'. It is a compound word formed from 'ἡμι-' (hemi-), meaning 'half', and 'ἔργον' (ergon), meaning 'work' or 'deed'. It describes something that has only been partially completed or is left undone. It can be used to describe tasks, projects, or even sacrifices that are not fully carried out.
Inflection: Plural, Masculine or Feminine, Accusative
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 3 — 15:319
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΗΜΙΕΡΓΟΣ.
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.
- ΗΜΙΕΡΓΟΝ — half-finished, incomplete, unfinished, a half-finished thing, an incomplete thing
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