ΙΕΡΟΠΡΕΠΗ, ιεροπρεπη
IEROPREPĒ, ieroprepē
Sounds Like: hee-eh-rop-pre-PEH
Translations: reverent, sacred, becoming, suitable, fitting, holy, devout
From the root: ΙΕΡΟΠΡΕΠΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something or someone as being reverent, sacred, or fitting for a holy purpose. It implies a sense of dignity and appropriateness in a religious or solemn context. It is a compound word formed from 'ἱερός' (hieros), meaning 'sacred' or 'holy', and 'πρέπω' (prepō), meaning 'to be fitting' or 'to be becoming'.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G2418 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 11 — 8:329
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΙΕΡΟΠΡΕΠΗΣ.
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.
- ΙΕΡΟΠΡΕΠΕΙΣ — reverent, devout, holy, sacred, becoming to a sacred person/thing
- ΙΕΡΟΠΡΕΠΗΣ — reverent, devout, holy, sacred, becoming, fitting, suitable
- ΙΕΡΟΠΡΕΠΟΥΣ — of holy, of sacred, of reverent, of becoming, of fitting, of a holy, of a sacred, of a reverent, of a becoming, of a fitting
- ΙΕΡΟΠΡΕΠΩΣ — reverently, sacredly, piously, devoutly, in a manner befitting a sacred place/person
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