ἸΟΒΟΛΩΤΑΤΑ, ἰοβολωτατα
IOBOLŌTATA, iobolōtata
Sounds Like: ee-oh-boh-LOH-tah-tah
Translations: most venomous, most poisonous, most harmful, most destructive
From the root: ΙΟΒΟΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is the superlative form of the adjective 'ἰοβόλος' (iobolos), meaning 'venomous' or 'poisonous'. As a superlative, it means 'most venomous' or 'most poisonous'. It describes something that is exceedingly harmful or destructive, often metaphorically, like a poisonous thought or speech. It is used here in the neuter plural form, suggesting 'the most venomous things' or 'the most poisonous aspects'.
Inflection: Superlative, Neuter, Plural, Nominative or Accusative
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 17 — 5:109
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΙΟΒΟΛΟΣ.
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.
- ἸΟΒΟΛΩΝ — poison-darting, venom-throwing, venomous, poisonous
- ΙΟΒΟΛΑ — poison-darted, venomous, poisonous, venom-darting
- ΙΟΒΟΛΟΥΣ — poison-darting, venomous, poisonous, arrow-shooting
- ΙΟΒΟΛΩΝ — poison-darting, venomous, poisonous, darting venom, shooting arrows
- ΙΟΒΟΛΩΤΑΤΑ — most venomously, most poisonously, most maliciously
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