ΙΕΡΩΝΕἸΡΓΕΤΕ, ιερωνεἰργετε
IERŌNEIRGETE, ierōneirgete
Sounds Like: ee-roh-NEH-yah
Translations: irony, dissimulation, a dissimulation, a pretense
From the root: ΕἸΡΩΝΕΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word appears to be a misspelling or a garbled form of the Koine Greek word 'ΕἸΡΩΝΕΙΑ' (eironeia), which means 'irony' or 'dissimulation'. It refers to the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning, or a pretense of ignorance. It is typically used as a noun in sentences.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1594 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Unknown: Yes
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 4:56
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕἸΡΩΝΕΙΑ.
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.
- ΕἸΡΩΝΕΙΑ — irony, dissimulation, pretense, a pretense
- ΕἸΡΩΝΕΙΑΝ — irony, dissimulation, pretense, a pretense, a dissimulation
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