ΗΤΤΟΝΟΣ, ηττονος
ĒTTONOS, ēttonos
Sounds Like: HEET-toh-nos
Translations: of less, of inferior, of a lesser, of an inferior
From the root: ΗΤΤΩΝ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is the genitive singular form of the comparative adjective 'ΗΤΤΩΝ', meaning 'less' or 'inferior'. It is used to indicate a lesser degree or quantity of something, or to describe something as being of lower quality or status. In a sentence, it would typically follow a noun it modifies, indicating possession or relationship, such as 'of a lesser portion' or 'of an inferior quality'.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine, Feminine, or Neuter
Strong’s number: G2276 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 19:305
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΗΤΤΩΝ.
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.
- ΗΤΤΟ — less, worse, inferior, fewer, not less, no less
- ΗΤΤΟΝΑ — less, a less, inferior, a worse
- ΗΤΤΟΝΕΣ — less, inferior, weaker, lesser ones, inferior ones, weaker ones
- ΗΤΤΟΝΙ — less, inferior, worse
- ΗΤΤΟΝΤΩΝ — of less, of inferior, of weaker, of defeated, of those being defeated, of those being made inferior
- ΗΤΤΟΣΙ — to inferior ones, to lesser ones, to weaker ones
- ΗΤΤΩ — inferior, worse, less, a worse, an inferior
- ΗΤΤΩΝ — inferior, weaker, worse, less
- ΗΤΩΝ — less, worse, inferior, a lesser, a worse
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